| Acronym | Meaning |
| XHDPE | Cross-linked |
| CGH | Comparative Genomic Hybridization |
| IAHR | International Association For Hydraulic Research |
| NITEP | National Incinerator Testing And Evaluation Program (Canada) |
| FENE | Finitely Extensible Nonlinear Elastic [dumbbell Model] |
| AIMP | Ab Initio Model Potential (for Valence-electron Mol. Calcns.) |
| MTOC | Microtubule-organizing Center |
| ETS | Environmental Tobacco Smoke |
| COH | Coefficient Of Haze |
| MPCA | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |