| Acronym | Meaning |
| LOCV | Lowest-order Constrained Variation |
| AVS | Acid Volatile Sulfide |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
| LMDPE | Linear Medium Density Polyethylene |
| LR-SCF | Low-rank SCF |
| AMMRC | Army Materials And Mechanics Research Center |
| DBTT | Ductile-to-brittle Transition Temperature |
| ELI | Extra Low Interstitial |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| SCC | Somatic Cell Count |