| Acronym | Meaning |
| DCO | Delayed Compliance Order |
| IMACNMMN | International Mineralogical Assocn. Commission On New Minerals And Mineral Names |
| BIOS | Biological Innovation For Open Society |
| NVSS | NRAO VLA Sky Survey |
| OSAILS | Optical Sensor Array And Integrated Light Source |
| BCKA | Branched-chain Keto-acid |
| SMT | Standards |
| ABCM | Assembly (of) Boundary-controlled Monolayers (method For Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| TIGRA | Thermostimulated Inert Gas Release Analysis |