| Acronym | Meaning |
| BHSIP | Bottom-hole Shut-in Pressure |
| PGE | Prostaglandin E |
| PFPE | Perfluorinated Polyether |
| ASKA | Analog Sensitive Kinase Allele |
| MONOS | Metal Oxide Nitride Oxide Semiconductor |
| DWPO | Distorted Wave Polarized Orbital |
| SBCOD | Slowly Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| WRAS | Waste Reduction Advisory System |
| ASA | At. Sphere Approxn. |
| BEWS | Biological Early Warning Systems |