| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| TMIC | Toxic Materials Information Center |
| WHIMS | Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separation |
| VCDT | Vienna Canyon Diablo Troilite |
| CDF | Centered Dark Field |
| IPHAS | The INT/WFC Photometric H-alpha Survey Of The Northern Galactic Plane |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration |
| BTS | British Toxicology Society |
| XAS | X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SRC-1 | Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 |