| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPEO | Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia |
| SHR | Selective Hybrid Reduction |
| ESWTR | Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| BOSEX | Baltic Open Sea Experiment |
| SIIMS | Secondary Ion Imaging Mass Spectrometry |
| MCAF | Monocyte Chemotactic And Activating Factor |
| PCFB | Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed (gasification Apparatus) |
| BTS | British Toxicology Society |
| SUTRA | Saturated Unsaturated Transport Model |
| IAG | Island-arc Granitoids |