| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPPES | Spin Polarized Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| OSW | Office Of Solid Waste (US EPA) |
| BLT | Bismuth Lanthanum Titanate |
| MOCE | Marine Optical Characterization Experiment |
| DCIS | Ductal Carcinoma In Situ |
| CFA | Component Failure Analysis |
| EROS | Elaboration Of Reactions For Organic Synthesis |
| CVPT | Canonical Van Vleck Perturbation Theory |
| DAXRT | Double-axis Reflection X-ray Topography |
| HIM | Hydroxy Interlayered Minerals (clay Minerals) |