| Acronym | Meaning |
| COSTR | Collaborative Solar-Terrestrial Research |
| CME | Center For Marine Exploration |
| PLCC | Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier |
| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| MNDO-PM3 | Modified Neglect Of Diatomic Overlap-parametric Method |
| EVB | Empirical Valence Bond |
| ICAPES | Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma Emission Spectrometry |
| MSSM | Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model |
| BPB | Bromophenol Blue |
| MMAD | Mass Median Aerodynamic Diameter (aerosol) |