| Acronym | Meaning |
| NGC | New General Catalog Of Nebula And Clusters Of Starspar |
| BHRA | British Hydromechanics Research Association |
| ACI | Acceptable Chronic Intake |
| DMC | Double Metal Cyanide |
| ELI | Extra Low Interstitial |
| CAPA | Critical Aquifer Protection Area |
| CESR | Cornell Electron Storage Ring |
| CTAB | Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (cationic Surfactant) |
| MCM | Multiconfigurational (variation Of) Moments (for Mo Correlation Diagrams Calcn.) |
| ISGO | International Structural Genomics Organization |