| Acronym | Meaning |
| ZHE | Zero-headspace Extractor (used In TCLP Determinations) |
| MTOC | Microtubule-organizing Center |
| CCWE | Constituent Concentrations In Waste Extract |
| IRMPD | Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation |
| CHFET | Complementary Heterojunction Field-effect Transistor |
| NTNCWS | Nontransient, Noncommunity Water Supplies |
| SVE | Soil Vapor Extraction |
| CERN | Conseil Europeen Pour La Recherche Nucleaire |
| SRIM | Structural Reaction Injection Molding |
| COOP | Crystal Orbital Overlap Population |