| Acronym | Meaning |
| MLD | Metachromatic Leukodystrophy |
| ANDA | Active Nondestructive Analysis |
| GODIVA | GOME Data Interpretation |
| CTZ | Coastal Transition Zone |
| ESMO | Excited-state Molecular Orbital |
| HV | Vickers Hardness Number |
| EBB | Electronic Bulletin Board |
| SAS | Surface-active Substance |
| CODIS | Combined DNA Index System |
| LCGTO | Linear Combination Of Gaussian Type Orbitals |