| Acronym | Meaning |
| VCB-CPA | Virtual Crystal Bandwidth-coherent Potential Approxn. (for Electronic-structure Calcns. On Alloys) |
| MPRSA | Marine Protection |
| CAB | Cellulose Acetate Butyrate |
| HIPCO | High-pressure Carbon Monoxide |
| PTM | Posttranslational Modification |
| ACEEE | American Council For An Energy Efficient Economy |
| SALI | Secondary Atom Laser Ionization |
| NIESST | Nuclear Decay-induced Excited-spin-state Trapping |
| CCPD | Charge-coupled Photodiode Device |
| PCOS | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |