| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRP | Deutsches Reichpatent |
| APIG | Antisymmetrized Product (of) Identical Geminals |
| CMT | Cadmium Mercury Telluride |
| CC-PV(D,T,Q) | Correlation-consistent Polarized (double, Triple, Or Quadruple)-split Valence Basis Set |
| IRGA | Infrared Gas Analyzer |
| FIM-APS | Field Ion Microscopy-atom Probe Spectroscopy |
| FPXRF | Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence |
| CIM | Ceramic Injection Molding |
| FUBAR | F(ouled) Up Beyond Recognition |
| MINTEQA2 | Metal Speciation Equilibrium For Surface And Ground Water |