| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLAS | Geoscience Laser Altimeter System |
| CCPPA | Coupled-cluster Polarization-propagator Approxn. |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| ASCOT | Atmospheric Studies In Complex Terrain |
| FAP | Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |
| FIA | Fluorescence Immunoassay |
| APLG | Antisymmetrized Product Of Localized Geminals (wave Function) |
| GCNF | Germ Cell Nuclear Factor |
| PRENFLO | PRessurized ENtrained FLOw (process) [combustion And Gasification] |
| MSM | Multishell Method |