| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIRF | Near-infrared Fluorescence |
| MIC | Microwave Integrated Circuit |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| SARA | Smad Anchor For Receptor Activation |
| AABW | Antarctic Bottom Water |
| MRIS | Municipal Refuse Incineration System(s) |
| RNO | Reaction Natural Orbital |
| HED | Howardite-eucrite-diogenite (suite Of Achondrite Meteorites) |
| IWSA | International Water Supply Association |
| MMPC | Metal-matrix Particulate Composites |