| Acronym | Meaning |
| BIPM | Bureau International Des Poids Et Mesures |
| PBG | Photonic Band Gap |
| PRP | Prion Protein |
| NIRIM | National Institute For Research In Inorganic Materials |
| CPMET | Coupled Pair Many Electron Theory |
| SSC | Sulfide Stress Cracking |
| MAVRIQ | Model Of Analysis Of Volatiles And Residential Indoor-air Quality |
| POCH | Polarized Ochkur |
| CASE | Computer Assisted Structure Elucidation |
| AFNOR | Association Francaise De Normalisation (Paris |