| Acronym | Meaning |
| RACE | Reactive Accelerated Cluster Erosion |
| IOMC | Inter-Organization Program For The Sound Management Of Chemicals |
| MZPFGE | Multiple-zone Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis |
| LAXRD | Low-angle X-ray Diffraction |
| NES | Neurobehavioral Evaluation System |
| WSM | Watershed Model |
| MIM | Multipole-induced-multipole Model |
| ELOG | Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth |
| GFDL | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |