| Acronym | Meaning |
| PHC | Photonic Crystal |
| APS | Air Plasma Spraying |
| APMI | American Powder Metallurgy Institute |
| ICC | Ignition Control Compound |
| DMC | Dough Molding Compound |
| KVP | Kohn Variational Principle |
| CDSI | Committee On The Dissemination Of Scientific Information |
| TEWI | Total Equivalent Warming Impact |
| NBRF | National Biomedical Research Foundation |
| ASAE | American Society Of Agricultural Engineers |