| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICPAC | International Committee On Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds |
| BN | Boron Nitride |
| BEHP | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate |
| CCI | Crevice Corrosion Index |
| PTA | Packed Tower Aeration |
| IABO | International Association Of Biological Oceanography (ICSU) |
| FSE | Fast Spin Echo |
| VLP | Virus-like Particle |
| MC | Mclean-Chandler Basis Set |
| LSRA | Least-squares Regression Analysis |