| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| HARMS | High Aspect Ratio Microstructure |
| TSD | Technical Support Document |
| EFG GTO | Electric Field Gradient Gaussian-type Orbital |
| LINE | Long Interspersed Element |
| FEMA | Flavor Extract Manufacturers Association |
| 3P | Pollution Prevention Pays |
| MIAM | Modified Independent-atom Model (for Electron-mol. Scattering) |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| RBCODUR | Readily Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand Uptake Rate |