| Acronym | Meaning |
| FENE | Finitely Extensible Nonlinear Elastic [dumbbell Model] |
| HL | Mustard-Lewisite Mixture |
| GLIMPSE | Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire |
| PA | Preliminary Assessment |
| EDWBA | Exponential Distorted Wave Born Approximation |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act Of 1972 |
| IUCN | International Union For Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources |
| HYPS | Hybrid Plasma Spraying |
| TEC | Teo Electron Counting Method (for Complexes |
| ERFEN | Estudio Regional Del Fenomeno El Nino |