| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSBG | Optimized Support For Biological Growth |
| VSP | Vertical Seismic Profile |
| BAPMON | Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network |
| NRTL | Non-random Two Liquid |
| ECLIPS | Encoded Combinatorial Libraries On A Polymeric Surface |
| STCA | Simplified Traveling-cluster Approxn. (for Electronic Structure) |
| FAM | Friable Asbestos-containing Material |
| FMM | Force Modulation Microscopy |
| PCNA | Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen |
| PAC | Polycyclic Aromatic Compound |