| Acronym | Meaning |
| LULU | Locally Undesirable Land Use |
| ACD | Atmospheric Chemistry Division |
| CMP | Capacitively Coupled Microwave Plasma |
| SCCWRP | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
| ISA | Ionic Strength Adjuster |
| RPC | Regional Planning Commission |
| HT | Herzberg-Teller (wave Functions) |
| SMART | Stimulated Martensite-austenite Reverse Transformation |
| AMV | Alfalfa Mosaic Virus |
| SIBS | Spark Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |