| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADPT | Auger Depth Profiling Technique |
| ESH | Environmental Safety And Health |
| CNP | C-type Natriuretic Peptide |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| IPF | Inorg. Polymer Flocculant |
| GCSOA | Gain-clamped Semiconductor Optical Amplifier |
| NNDC | National Nuclear Data Center |
| SUE | Sudden Expansion Burner |
| LAN | Local-area Network |
| HMXB | High-mass X-ray Binaries |