| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCHS | National Center For Health Statistics |
| SLP | Static Linear Polarization |
| SCRI | Steel Can Recycling Institute |
| PCI | Positive-ion Chemical Ionization (mass Spectrometry) |
| EPFM | Elasto-plastic Fracture Mechanics |
| VIMOS | VIsible MultiObject Spectrograph |
| MLSCN | Molecular Libraries Screening Centers Network |
| CTMP | Chemico-thermomechanical Pulping |
| SCEPM | Self-consistent Empirical Pseudopotential Method |
| PWO | Plane Wave Orbital |