| Acronym | Meaning |
| PML | Promyelocytic Leukemia |
| SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
| CEOOWG | Commercial Earth And Ocean Observations Working Group |
| POM | Polarized Optical Microscopy |
| PM3 | Third-parametric Method |
| GIPT | Granular Injection Paint Technology |
| ORI | Octane Requirement Increase |
| HHOB | High-energy Higher-order Born (approxn. For Scattering Calcns.) |
| INAA | Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis |
| DTP | Developmental Therapeutics Program |