| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGMD | Human Gene Mutation Database |
| LSCM | Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy |
| MRS | Monitored Retrievable Storage (for Radioactive Wastes) |
| VCD | Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| HFRSPT | Hartree-Fock Rayleigh-Schroedinger Perturbation Theory |
| ESAA | Earth Science Advanced Aircraft |
| PDAP | Poly(diallyl Phthalate) |
| RTK | Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| QWR | Quantum Wire |
| MACSP | Marine Analytical Chemistry Standards Program |