| Acronym | Meaning |
| BPV | Bovine Papillomavirus |
| MDH | Malate Dehydrogenase |
| SOMO | Semioccupied Molecular Orbital |
| TBA | Tight Binding Approximation |
| DMU | WOCE Data Management Unit (USA) (now Part Of DIU) |
| SORI | Sustained Off-resonance Irradn. |
| CCGT | Closed Cycle Gas Turbine |
| OMBD | Organic Molecular Beam Deposition |
| QSPR | Quantitative Structure Property Relationship |
| EAG | Exposure Assessment Group |