| Acronym | Meaning |
| MACHO | Massive Compact Halo Object |
| RUS | Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy |
| MSD | Mass Selective Detector |
| ATF | Activating Transcription Factor |
| PFPB | Point-feed Prebaked [in Al Refining] |
| HSW | Health And Safety At Work Act 1974 |
| PAIR | Patent Application Information Retrieval System |
| PBT | Poly(butylene Terephthalate) |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| F/M | Food To Microorganism Ratio |