| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWWARF | American Water Works Association Research Foundation |
| ABIH | American Board Of Industrial Hygienists |
| MST | Multiple Scattering Theory |
| MCLG | Maximum Contaminant Level Goal |
| RLF | Radially Localized (wave) Function |
| OD | Order-Disorder (in Mineral Structure) |
| HFRW | High Frequency Resistance Welding |
| MBP | Major Basic Protein |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| PTB | Phosphotyrosine Binding |