| Acronym | Meaning |
| DCPC | Division Of Cancer Prevention And Control |
| ACE-I | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| TC/MS | Thermal Chromatography/mass Spectrometry |
| HSCT | High Speed Civil Transport (aircraft) |
| ALTER | Acceptable Long-term Exposure Range |
| REPELS | Reemitted Positron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| FEA | Finite-element Analysis |
| GFAAS | Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| VHSIC | Very High Speed Integrated Circuit |
| CAC | Critical Aggregation Concentration |