| Acronym | Meaning |
| TEA | Thermal Energy Analyzer |
| PCPI | Permanent Committee On Patent Information |
| PAOD | Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease |
| BPC | British Pharmaceutical Codex |
| FI | Fouling Index |
| XEAES | X-ray Excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| QUE | Quantized Universal Enveloping (algebras In Mol. Vibrational Spectra Calcns.) |
| ASDEX | Axially Symmetric Divertor Expt. |
| EPTC | Extraction Procedure Toxicity Characteristic |
| RCM | Rotated-coordinate Method |