| Acronym | Meaning |
| AESOP | Automated Electronic System For Ocean Pollution |
| MFI | Modified Fouling Index |
| RIE | Reactive Ion Etching |
| OIA | Office Of International Activities |
| BGK | Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (kinetic-theory Model For Reactive Collisions) |
| AID | Agency For International Development |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| FACM | Friable Asbestos-Containing Material |
| MLRA | Multiple Linear Regression Analysis |
| HDT | High-dose Therapy |