| Acronym | Meaning |
| BEWS | Biological Early Warning Systems |
| OWG | Optical Waveguide |
| MEF | Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast |
| ACQM | Arrangement-channel Quantum Mechanics |
| NPS | Nonpoint Source |
| BELLE | Biological Effects Of Low Level Exposures |
| ERPA | Extended Random Phase Approximation |
| BOPF | Basic Oxygen Process Furnace |
| WLN | Washington Library Network |
| IAT | Island Arc Tholeiite |