| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIS | Metal-insulator-semiconductor (solar Cells) |
| DARMA | Deterministic Autoregressive Moving Average |
| AACVD | Aerosol-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| BSF | Below Sea Floor |
| RIM | Reaction-injection Molding |
| NCCAM | National Center For Complementary And Alternative Medicine |
| CS | Chemical Shift |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| MCB | Micro-carrier Bed |
| UF | Ultrafiltration (water Treatment) |