| Acronym | Meaning |
| HVIO | High Volume Industrial Organic |
| GMC | Giant Molecular Cloud |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |
| N-BOD | Nitrogenous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| EMAT | Effluent Microtox Acute Toxicity |
| COED | Computer Optimized Experimental Design |
| RPF | Renal Plasma Flow |
| SCFA | Short Chain Fatty Acid |
| SOLO | Second-order Correlated Localized Orbital-local Origin (method) |
| COC | Cleveland Open Cup (Flash Point Test Method) |