| Acronym | Meaning |
| DQ | Drawing Quality |
| BPV | Bovine Papillomavirus |
| MESI | Membrane Extn. With A Sorbent Interface |
| CAP | Consolidation By Atmospheric Pressure |
| PCT | Patent Cooperation Treaty |
| TSAE | Two-state Atomic Expansion (model For Atom-ion Collisions) |
| DMC | Double Metal Cyanide |
| NPA | Natural Population Analysis (for Electron Configuration Of Mols.) |
| NDDN | National Dry Deposition Network (US EPA) |
| ATTF | Air Toxics Task Force |