| Acronym | Meaning |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| ECTFP | Empty-core Thomas-Fermi Pseudopotential |
| HCMV | Human Cytomegalovirus |
| GLISP | Great Lakes International Surveillance Plan |
| NOEL | No Observable Effect Level (in Animal Tests) |
| BASHD | Band Selective Homonuclear Decoupling |
| CMB | Cosmic Microwave Background |
| EPS | Extrapyramidal Side Effect |
| ETEX | European Tracer Experiment |
| PAW | Plasma Arc Welding |