| Acronym | Meaning |
| MACSP | Marine Analytical Chemistry Standards Program |
| GWDR | Ground Water Disinfection Rule |
| MIP | Microwave Induced Plasma |
| MIR | Mid Infrared |
| CZT | Cadmium Zinc Telluride |
| PBM | Peripheral Blood Monocyte |
| HMM | Half Molecule Model (for Electron Scattering By Molecules) |
| FCC | Fluidized Catalytic Cracking |
| TVC | Total Viable Count |
| HTD | Hancock-Truhlar-Dykstra (potential Energy Surface) |