| Acronym | Meaning |
| PWM | Pokeweed Mitogen |
| OCT | Optimized Cluster Theory |
| FOCAL | Francais Ocean Et Climat Dans L'Atlantique Equatorial |
| APC | Air Pollution Control |
| OIDA | Optoelectronics Industry Development Association |
| CFP | Centrifuge Facility Project |
| CFM | Contamination-free Manufacturing |
| ADST | Average Daily Soil Temperature |
| TANGO | Testing For Adjacent Nuclei With A Gyration Operator |
| HALS | Hindered-amine Light Stabilizers |