| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADV | Aleutian Mink Disease Parvovirus |
| CASAC | Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (US EPA) |
| IPOD | International Phase Of Ocean Drilling |
| CMASN | Calcium Oxide-magnesia-alumina-silica-sodium Oxide |
| DAU | Drug Abuse Urine |
| TPU | Thermoplastic Polyurethane |
| APCRC | Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Center |
| IMS | Ion Mass Spectrometer |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| CGTO | Contracted Gaussian-type Orbital |