| Acronym | Meaning |
| PETN | Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate |
| FAR | Federal Acquisitions Regulations |
| LIPS | Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy |
| FFV | Flexible Fuel Vehicle |
| INIS | International Nuclear Information System |
| IPN | Interpenetrating Polymer Network |
| EBOM | Effective Bond-orbital Method |
| JWKB | Jeffreys-Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (scattering Potential) |
| IPC | Integrated Pollution Control |
| EPM | Empirical Pseudopotential Method |