| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPI | Hydrocarbon Processing Industry |
| HFSE | High Field Strength Element(s) |
| COHMAP | Cooperative Holocene Mapping Project |
| DPF | Diesel Particulate Filter |
| USACE | US Army Corp Of Engineers |
| NPL | National Physical Laboratory |
| VDU | Visual Display Unit |
| LRFDCD | Lifetime-resolved Fluorescence-detected Circular Dichroism |
| SC-SCF | Semiclassical Self-consistent Field |
| OSWER | Office Of Solid Waste And Emergency Response (USEPA) |