| Acronym | Meaning |
| BMEP | Brake Mean Effective Pressure |
| SHR | Selective Hybrid Reduction |
| TMC | Thick Molding Compound |
| CHDF | Capillary Hydrodynamic Fractionation |
| RSV | Rous Sarcoma Virus |
| AOES | Actinometry Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| DRS | Dissolved Reactive Silicate |
| REP | Relativistic Effective Potential |
| SICM | Scanning Ion-conductance Microscopy |
| ARS | Agricultural Research Service (US Dept. Of Agriculture) |