| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPR | Mannose Phosphate Receptor |
| BIG/GT | Biomass Gasifier/gas Turbine (for Steam/electricity Cogeneration) |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council (Canada) |
| INFCE | International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation |
| TCO | Transparent Conducting Oxide |
| NWRI | National Water Research Institute (Burlington |
| ACQM | Arrangement-channel Quantum Mechanics |
| ILS | Ionization Loss Spectroscopy |
| HVDB | Halogenated Volatile Disinfection By-products |
| ASGP | Aerobic Suspended Growth Process |