| Acronym | Meaning |
| ROP | Ring-opening Polymerization |
| CS | Coupled-states (or Centrifugal Sudden) Approximation |
| RBAO | Reaction-bonded Aluminum Oxide |
| AASD | Anaerobic Activated Sludge Digestion |
| RAS | Reflectance Anisotropy Spectroscopy |
| BSF | Below Sea Floor |
| EMIC | Environmental Mutagen Information Center Database (NLM) |
| JICST | Japanese Information Center Of Science And Technology |
| ETS | Electron Transmission Spectroscopy |
| FBF | Forearm Blood Flow |