| Acronym | Meaning |
| PETN | Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate |
| NHEJ | Nonhomologous End Joining |
| BIC | Bragg Ionization Chamber |
| ABSORB | Arctic Beaufort Sea Oilspill Research Body |
| CCS | Corrected Coupled-states (method For Mol.-scattering Calcns.) |
| CAI | Calcium Aluminum Inclusion |
| HSCT | High Speed Civil Transport (aircraft) |
| ISRM | International Society For Rock Mechanics |
| ECDL | External-cavity Diode Laser |
| MIMIC | Micromolding In Capillaries |