| Acronym | Meaning |
| QBO | Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.) |
| BPD | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia |
| ROESY | Rotating-frame Overhauser Enhancement Spectroscopy |
| NETAC | National Environmental Technol. Applications Corporation |
| SESF | Superlattice Extrinsic Stacking Fault |
| LRO | Long Range Order |
| DMO | Delocalized Molecular Orbital |
| ECHIC | Evaporative Compact High-intensity Cooler |
| RQ | Respiratory Quotient |
| EGRIS | Emissive Gamma-ray Imaging And Spectroscopy |