| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDC | Ethylene Dichloride |
| CDI | Continuous Deionization |
| ICES | International Council For The Exploration Of The Sea |
| CEDAR | Coupling, Energetics, And Dynamics Of Atm. Regions [project] |
| VD-RIOS | Vibrational Diabatic-rotational Infinite Order Sudden |
| MCEB-NEV | Multiconfigurational Energy Bound-natural Eigenvalue Method |
| MPSS | Massively Parallel Signature Sequencing |
| ACTG | AIDS Clinical Trials Group |
| CCPA | Canadian Chemical Producers Association |
| IPT | Iterated Perturbation Theory |