| Acronym | Meaning |
| VCD | Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| WQBEL | Water Quality-based Effluent Limits |
| ICCP | International Committee For Coal Petrology |
| IMACNMMN | International Mineralogical Assocn. Commission On New Minerals And Mineral Names |
| BFB | Bubbling Fluidized Bed |
| SIMP | Solar Irradiance Monitoring Program |
| BAMEX | Bow Echo And MCV Experiment |
| ROMP | Restricted Open-shell Moeller-Plesse |
| IHC | Interim Hazard Classification |
| CSP | Chiral Stationary Phase |