| Acronym | Meaning |
| FCCSET | Federal Coordinating Council On Science |
| HLMI | High Load Melt Index |
| QUPID | Quantum Path Integral (mol.) Dynamics (method In Mol. Calcns.) |
| TMOS | Tetramethyl Orthosilicate |
| DECSY | Double-quantum Coherence Echo Correlated Spectroscopy |
| MEPAS | Multimedia Environmental Pollution Assessment System |
| ELKM | Extended Lumped Kinetic Model |
| PCF | Photonic Crystal Fiber |
| NASC | North American Shale Composite |
| HAUP | High Accuracy Universal Polarimeter |