| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOPF | Basic Oxygen Process Furnace |
| RDX | Royal Demolition Explosive |
| YSZ | Yttria-stabilized Zirconia |
| OCT | Optical Coherence Tomography |
| FAFS | Flame Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| NMP | Nuclear Microprobe |
| CLM | Contained Liquid Membrane |
| IUE | International Ultraviolet Explorer |
| PVOH | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| MI | Mitotic Index |