| Acronym | Meaning |
| AQMWA | Air Quality And Waste Management Association |
| MHC | Myosin Heavy Chain |
| OLPGAA | On-line Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis |
| HETE | Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid |
| XD | Exothermic Dispersion |
| EEXAPS | Electron Excited X-ray Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| IREB | Intense Relativistic Electron Beam |
| BIIR | Brominated Isobutene-isoprene Rubber |
| ACLSV | Apple Chlorotic Leaf Spot Virus |
| GOOS | Global Ocean Observing System (IOC) |