| Acronym | Meaning |
| COPW | Complete Orthogonalized Plane Wave |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research (USA) |
| ADAM | A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease Domain |
| SBE | Sulfobutyl Ether |
| IAST | Ideal Adsorbed Soln. Theory |
| AVA | Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed |
| MEDLARS | Medical Literature Analysis And Retrieval System (NLM) |
| VBR | Variational Basis Representation (in Quantum Calcns.) |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| UTS | Ultimate Tensile Strength |