| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMS | American Mathematical Society |
| MCC | Microcrystalline Cellulose |
| BLT | Bismuth Lanthanum Titanate |
| TLS | Thermal Lens Spectrometry |
| LRAT | Long-range Atmospheric Transport |
| RIP | Rapid Isothermal Processing |
| MINTEQA2 | Metal Speciation Equilibrium For Surface And Ground Water |
| TCOD | Total Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| SHIV | Simian-human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| VLSI | Very Large-scale Integration |