| Acronym | Meaning |
| FEWS | Fiber-optic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy |
| RIM | Reaction-injection Molding |
| HESC | Human Embryonic Stem Cell |
| SIG | Special Interest Group |
| EBA | Eikonal Born Approxn. |
| GWPS | Groundwater Protection Standard |
| GTG | Gaussian-type Geminal |
| CESAR | Canadian Expedition To Study The Alpha Ridge |
| MIDI | Split Valence Plus Polarization Function (basis Set) |
| ACIL | American Council Of Independent Laboratories |