| Acronym | Meaning |
| BADGE | Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether |
| FAK | Focal Adhesion Kinase |
| WWPLOT | Whisker Wall Porous Layer Open Tubular Column |
| BRC | Basic Regulatory Control |
| CMAS | CaO-MgO-aluminum Oxide-silicon Dioxide |
| ISTO | Industry Standards And Technology Organization |
| DZDP | (double Zeta)-diffuse-polarization (basis Set In Configuration-mixing Mo Calcns. On Mols.) |
| NOE | Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NMR) |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| PMF | Proton Motive Force |