| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOSS | Multilayer Optical Scanning Spectrometer |
| DGGE | Denaturing-gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
| AICR | American Institute For Cancer Research |
| PZN | Lead Zinc Niobate |
| DWP | Dynamic Wet Pressure |
| AEP | American Electric Power (USA) |
| NDB | Nucleic Acid Database |
| ONP | Old Newspaper |
| ARIM | Accelerator And Reactor Improvement And Modification |
| IGEFET | Interdigitated-gate-electrode Field-effect Transistor |