| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAO | Monoamine Oxidase |
| NPC | Nuclear Pore Complex |
| CD ROM | Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
| ILDA | Intensified Linear Diode Array |
| SEAR | Surfactant-enhanced Aquifer Remediation |
| CIOSA | Classical Infinite-order Sudden Approxn. |
| RUSLE | Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model) |
| FQO | Forced Quantum Oscillator Method |
| JFET | Junction Field-effect Transistor |
| PWRI | Public Works Research Institute (Japan) |