| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMCRA | Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
| PDLC | Polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystal |
| VPO | Vapor Pressure Osmometry |
| AFB | Atmospheric Fluidized Bed |
| ERPA | Extended Random Phase Approximation |
| TAFI | Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor |
| CA | Chromosomal Abberation |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
| BADGER | Bay Area Digital Geo-Resource |