| Acronym | Meaning |
| GTP | Group-transfer Polymerization |
| NIRMS | Noble Gas-ion Reflection Mass Spectrometry |
| CIWEM | Chartered Institution Of Water And Environmental Management |
| SDCPA | Site-dependent Coherent Potential Approxn. |
| ACTG | AIDS Clinical Trials Group |
| CADASIL | Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts And Leukoencephalopathy |
| WDI | World Drug Index |
| MIS 5 | Marine Isotope Substage 5e |
| TOLED | Transparent Organic Light-emitting Diode |
| EHB | Extended Hubbard (hamiltonian) |