| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act Of 1972 |
| PMTR | Photomodulated Thermoreflectance |
| WHMO | Wolfsberg-Helmholz Molecular Orbital |
| HCO | Heavy Cycle Oil |
| ACEI | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| MRF | Magnetorheological Fluid |
| TGGE | Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
| NBS | Nuclear Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| HIRES | High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer |
| MARS | Membrane Anaerobic Reactor System |