| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRAC | Herbicide Resistance Action Committee |
| CFS | Coherent Forward Scattering |
| MBPM | Maximum Bubble Pressure Method |
| SHBG | Sex Hormone-binding Globulin |
| ATL | Adult T-cell Leukemia |
| TIL | Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes |
| LDEF | Long Duration Exposure Facility (for Spacecraft Material Testing) |
| OW | Office Of Water |
| CAM | Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (photosynthetic Pathway) |
| AOSTRA | Alberta Oil Sands Technology And Research Authority |