| Acronym | Meaning |
| DWPI | Derwent World Patents Index |
| ELO | Equivalent Localized Orbitals |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| FLCD | Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Display |
| TCC | Thermofor Catalytic Cracking |
| ARISS | Angle Resolved Ion Scattering Spectroscopy |
| ARXAS | Angle-resolved X-ray Absorption |
| CNES | Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Center) |
| SPCP | Surface Discharge Induced Plasma Chemical Process |
| ANATEX | Across North America Tracer Experiment |