| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMSD | Information Management And Services Division |
| BRGM | Bureau Of Geol. And Mining Research (France) |
| CMB | Cosmic Microwave Background |
| CFF | Consistent Force Field |
| DOSY | Diffusion-ordered Spectroscopy (NMR) |
| EHS | Extremely Hazardous Substance |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights |
| LCR | Ligase Chain Reaction |
| PRDA | Program Research And Development Announcement |
| TESS | Triboelectrostatic Separation |