| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIWR | National Institute For Water Research (South Africa) |
| GLORIA | Gold-labeled, Optically Read, Rapid Immunoassay |
| NHRL | Northern Hemisphere Reference Line |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| DIERS | Design Institute For Emergency Relief Systems (AIChE) |
| ISAAC | International Study Of Asthma And Allergies In Childhood |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |
| AMS | AIRS Area/Mobile Source Subsystem (subsystem Of AIRS) |
| ADWIOS | Adiabatic Distorted Wave Infinite Order Sudden |
| IRED | Ion Radiation-enhanced Diffusion |