| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMC | Metal-Matrix Composite |
| SBS | Sick Building Syndrome |
| MODS | Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome |
| BPC | British Pharmaceutical Codex |
| ADWIOS | Adiabatic Distorted Wave Infinite Order Sudden |
| PVR | Pulmonary Vascular Resistance |
| INCENP | Inner Centromere Protein |
| RAF | Reactivity Adjustment Factor |
| MSS | Mobile Servicing Station [space Station] |
| ROS | Restricted (or Roothaan) Open-shell (Hamiltonian) |