| Acronym | Meaning |
| BRAVO | Big Bend Regional Aerosol And Visibility Observational Study |
| SPLP | Synthetic Pptn. Leaching Procedure |
| ASM | American Society For Metals |
| GSA | Generator-state Approach (in Many-body Quantum Theory) |
| LIGS | Laser-induced Grating Spectroscopy |
| FEESP | Field-emitted Electron Spin-polarization |
| LXR | Liver X Receptorpar |
| HUD | Housing And Urban Development |
| TCD | Thermal Conductivity Detector (for Gas Chromatography) |
| YBCO | Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide |