| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOT | Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract] |
| EXPASY | Expert Protein Analysis System |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| CGHE | Carrier Gas Hot Extraction |
| MOPA | Master Oscillator Power Amplifier |
| OU | Odor Units |
| CCR | Council For Chemical Research |
| ATW | Accelerator Transmutation Of Waste (for Radioactive Waste) |
| LSD-SCF | Local Superdirect-self-consistent Field |
| EBD | Equilibrium Brownian Dynamics |