| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPC | Integrated Pollution Control |
| PQFP | Plastic Quad Flat Package |
| CPB | Cardiopulmonary Bypass |
| PFCGE | Pulsed-field Capillary Gel Electrophoresis |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| CCMST | Co-ordinating Committee On Marine Science And Technology (UK) |
| PWPP | Plane-wave Pseudopotential |
| GVHD | Graft Versus Host Disease |
| NAEP | National Association Of Environmental Professionals |
| IACG | Inter-Agency Consultative Group |