| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIBA | 2-hydroxyisobutyric Acid |
| SCC | Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| MRF | Municipal Recycle Facility |
| EPC | Evaporative Pattern Casting |
| CAMAC | Computer Automated Measurement And Control |
| AIBS | American Institute Of Biological Sciences |
| NIDDM | Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| SPCC | System Performance Check Compound |
| MCHF | Multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock |