| Acronym | Meaning |
| PFPD | Pulsed-flame Photometer Detector |
| PKD | Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| TELD | Transferred-electron Logic Device |
| FSIS | Food Safety And Inspection Service |
| NLMO | Natural Localized Mol. Orbital |
| EXGEM | Extended Geminal (model Correlated Wave Function) |
| IFT | Interfacial Tension |
| HSX | Helically Symmetric Experiment |
| RBR | Reductive Burning Recovery |
| ESMR | Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |