| Acronym | Meaning |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide Polymorphism |
| OTLC | Open Tubular Liquid Chromatography |
| CAE | Computer-aided Engineering |
| IVCT | Intervalence Charge Transfer |
| SIR | Statutory Invention Registration |
| FACSS | Federation Of Analytical Chemistry And Spectroscopy Societies |
| FOG | Fats, Oil, And Grease |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| HUD | Housing And Urban Development |
| BCRLM | Bending-corrected Rotating Linear Model (for Reactive Scattering) |