| Acronym | Meaning |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency (radiowaves) |
| FPPA | Federal Plant Pest Act |
| POC | Particulate Organic Carbon |
| TNA | Thermal Neutron Analysis |
| GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| APTI | Air Pollution Training Institute |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent Density-functional Theory |
| UHMPE | Ultra High Modulus Polyethylene |
| CFF | Consistent Force Field |