| Acronym | Meaning |
| PETEOS | Plasma-enhanced Tetraethylorthosilicate |
| BMWI | Biomedical Waste Incinerator |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications (NASA) |
| GALP | Good Automated Laboratory Practices |
| CTAC | Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center |
| AOC | Administrative Order Of Consent |
| ICCIDD | International Council For Control Of Iodine Deficiency Disorders |
| HEC | Hydrogen Embrittlement Cracking |
| TIPS | Transferable Intermol. Potential Functions |
| POC | Purgeable Organic Carbon |