| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFGF | Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act Of 1972 |
| HALT | Hydrate Addition At Low Temperature (for Sulfur Dioxide Removal From Flue Gases) |
| FOWL | Fossil Fuel Waste Leaching (computer Program) |
| DOD | Department Of Defense |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
| EASE | Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy Experiments |
| CERL | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (US Army) |
| PAWS | Portable Acoustic Wave Sensor |
| MFO | Mixed-function Oxidase |