| Acronym | Meaning |
| CMP | Chemical Mechanical Polishing |
| KSS | Kearns-Sayre Syndrome |
| CNDO/F | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/force |
| CVF | Cobra Venom Factor |
| MPIF | Myeloid Progenitor Inhibitory Factor |
| AERMOD | AMS/EPA Regulatory Model |
| PEM | Performance Evaluation Material |
| EIF | Electron Impact Fluorescence |
| CELRF | Canadian Environmental Law Research Foundation |
| ERDEC | U.S. Army Edgewood Research |