| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIANO | Paraffin |
| DONUT | Direct Observation Of The Nu Tau |
| NTR | Nontranslated Region |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence) |
| ATOC | Acoustic Thermometry Of Ocean Climate |
| ELH | Egg-laying Hormone |
| SMSX(ALPHA) | Overlapping-sphere Multiple-scattering X(alpha) |
| EVB | Empirical Valence Bond |
| LAL | Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (endotoxin Test) |
| DMS | Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor |