| Acronym | Meaning |
| MGVB | Modified Generalized Valence Bond |
| MAK | Maximale Arbeitplatz Konzentration; Maximum Allowed Concentration At Workplace |
| MRV | Mini Rotary Viscometer |
| CLU-IN | Clean-Up Information Bulletin Board System (formerly OSWER-BBS) |
| UHP | Ultra High Purity |
| HDF | Hubble Deep Field |
| MINOS | Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search |
| LBE | Lance Bubbling Equil. |
| EIAES | Electron Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| MEG | Modified Electron Gas (quantum Calcn. Method) |