| Acronym | Meaning |
| CLP | Contract Laboratory Protocols (EPA) |
| IBARE | Ion Beam Assisted Radical Etching |
| QUE | Quantized Universal Enveloping (algebras In Mol. Vibrational Spectra Calcns.) |
| HBOC | Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier |
| FOCI | First-order Configuration Interaction |
| NCEP | National Cholesterol Education Program |
| DCP | Dual Circular Polarization |
| OSTLS | Optical Saturation Thermal Lens Spectrometry |
| FSR | Free Spectral Range |
| AFB | Anaerobic Fluidized Bed |