| Acronym | Meaning |
| AGU | Anhydroglucose Units |
| WAD | Weak And Dissociable Or Weak Acid Dissociable |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organization |
| AVE | All Valence Electron |
| ROD | Record Of Decision |
| PICT | Pollution-induced Community Tolerance |
| PDG | Patent Documentation Group |
| PSP | Pancreatic Stone Protein |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratories |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |