| Acronym | Meaning |
| ZMR | Zone-melting Recrystallization |
| WMAP | Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe |
| GLORIA | Gold-labeled, Optically Read, Rapid Immunoassay |
| CNOC | Commission On Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry |
| FPP | Fertilization Promoting Peptide |
| VQP | Variable Quadratic Propagator (in Quantum Calcns.) |
| KKRASA | Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Atomic-sphere Approxn. (in Band Structure) |
| ELFSE | End-labeled Free-solution Electrophoresis |
| BCF | Bulked Continuous-filament |
| QAT | Quality Assurance Technical Materials |