| Acronym | Meaning |
| CISTI | Canadian Institute For Scientific And Technical Information |
| WPPD | Whole-powder-pattern Decomposition |
| SINDO/F | SINDO Free Of Empirical Parameters |
| WCBP | Well Characterized Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals |
| RTD | Residence Time Distribution |
| ORD | Optical Rotatory Dispersion |
| FFFSG | Fossil Fuel Fired Steam Generator |
| CMSA | Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| MIVIS | Multispectral IR And Visible Imaging Spectrometer |
| MWCO | Molecular Weight Cut-off (in Membrane |