| Acronym | Meaning |
| VSTA | Virus-Serum-Toxin Act |
| ORPP | Optimized Relativistic Pseudopotential |
| CAB | Continental Arc Basalt |
| USLE | Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model) |
| HDES | Hydrodynamic Equilibrium System |
| HTS | High-throughput Screening |
| SOFIA | Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy |
| OTLC | Open Tubular Liquid Chromatography |
| CAM | Computer-aided Manufacturing |
| IWEM | Institution Of Water And Environmental Management |