| Acronym | Meaning |
| AVE | All Valence Electron |
| PLFA | Phospholipid Fatty Acid |
| EPV | Exclusion-principle Violating |
| SRET | Scanning Reference Electrode Technique |
| SEGD | Surfactant-enhanced Gravity Drainage [as Of Subsurface Contaminants] |
| LCO | Light Cycle Oil |
| PSCF | Potential Source Contribution Function |
| LWR | Light-water Reactor |
| CBD | Cellulose-binding Domain |
| PFBC | Pressurized Fluidized-bed Combustion (in Energy Technology) |