| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMWPE | High-molecular-weight Polyethylene |
| EPHMRA | European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association |
| ALN | Adaptive Learning Network |
| XFH | X-ray Fluorescence Holography |
| OVD | Outside Vapor Deposition |
| MDEQ | Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality |
| TPQ | Threshold Planning Quantity |
| HDR | Hot Dry Rock (geothermal Reservoir) |
| GLNPO | Great Lakes National Program Office |
| SCPF | Self-consistent Polarization Field Method |