| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIC | Microbially Induced Corrosion |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| PCMCIA | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
| DIB | Dibutyl Chlorendate |
| WCA | Weeks-Chandler-Andersen (theory In Liq.-structure Calcns.) |
| DME | Dimethyl Etherpar |
| POM | Projection-operator Method |
| RTP | Research Triangle Park |
| TIP | Temperature-independent Paramagnetism |
| HARM | Hazardous Atmospheric Release Model |