| Acronym | Meaning |
| BHSIP | Bottom-hole Shut-in Pressure |
| APTIC | Air Pollution Technical Information Center |
| CNDO/B | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap / Boyd |
| AHF | Antihemophilic Factor |
| FMEA | Failure Mode And Effect Analysis |
| UHV | Ultra High Vacuum |
| CIRES | Cooperative Institute For Research In Environmental Sciences |
| UNIFAC | Universal Quasichem. Functional Group Activity Coeffs. |
| WIMP | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| SALI | Secondary Atom Laser Ionization |