| Acronym | Meaning |
| VHSIC | Very High Speed Integrated Circuit |
| NSES | National Science Education Standards |
| COARE | Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| TGGE | Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
| FACOSH | Federal Advisory Council For Occupational Safety And Health |
| ISSI | International Society For Scientometrics And Informetrics |
| CMV | Cucumber Mosaic Virus |
| CIEEL | Chem. Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence |
| UCI | Ultrasonic Contact Impedance |
| PNO | Pseudonatural Orbital |