| Acronym | Meaning |
| RACS | Response Action Contractors |
| ITDHO | Improved Time-dependent Harmonic Oscillator |
| CTTS | Classical T Tauri Star |
| ACD | Available Chemicals Directory |
| DBTS | Ductile-to-brittle Transition Strain |
| VSFS | Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy |
| IPVD | Ionized Physical Vapor Deposition |
| FERST | Facility For Environmental Remote Sensing And Test |
| HTP | Helical Twisting Power |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change |