| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIP | Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide |
| ANSOM | Apertureless Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy |
| APEX | Active Plasma Experiment Satellite |
| DVB | Diagrammatic Valence Bond (in Study Of Electronic Properties) |
| CCPA | Cemented Carbide Producers Association |
| CAGE | Capillary Affinity Gel Electrophoresis |
| SAC | Symmetry-adapted Cluster (expansion Method For Calcg. Wave Functions) |
| BVC | British Veterinary Codex |
| AFDM | Ash Free Dry Mass |
| DHOT | Double-heterojunction Optical Thyristor |