| Acronym | Meaning |
| VOST | Volatile Organic Sampling Train |
| EBSD | Electron Back Scatter Diffraction |
| QMCRG | Quantum Monte-Carlo Renormalization Group (for Quantum Phase Transitions) |
| NBMO | Nonbonded Molecular Orbital |
| PVC | Pigment Volume Concentration |
| GSD | Glycogen Storage Disease |
| BMAW | Bare Metal Arc Welding |
| BSHC | Break Specific Unburned Hydrocarbons |
| SAW | Surface Acoustic Wave |
| HNS | Explosive |