| Acronym | Meaning |
| GHCN | Global Historical Climatology Network |
| ASCA | Advanced Satellite For Cosmology And Astrophysics |
| MRF | Magnetorheological Fluid |
| AQCCT | Air Quality Criteria And Control Techniques |
| APP | Acoustic Phase Plate |
| CCSP | Constant Current Stripping Potentiometry |
| SRXFA | Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Fluorescence Analysis |
| LBE | Lance Bubbling Equil. |
| CAMAC | Computer Automated Measurement And Control |
| RPTP | Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase |