| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSE | Cigarette Smoke Extract |
| COSHI | Clearinghouse For Occupational Safety And Health Information |
| BAT | Biol. Tolerance Value (German Std.) |
| NTI | National Toxics Inventory |
| FIC | Fractional Inhibitory Concentration |
| RISC | Reduced-instruction-set Computer |
| CDT | Critical Dissolution Time (synthetic Fiber And Polymer Property) |
| HRELS | High-resolution Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| LDAR | Leak Detection And Repair |
| TVOC | Total Volatile Organic Compounds |