| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDA | Photodiode Array |
| EPR | Ethylene-propylene Rubber |
| SPARC | Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition |
| EMF | Electromotive Force |
| NHEJ | Nonhomologous End Joining |
| RCS | Reaction Control System |
| OTE | Oxygen Transfer Efficiency (of Aeration Diffusers) |
| RFE | Relaxor Ferroelectrics |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| WQA | Water Quality Association |