| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMIR | Frustrated Multiple Internal Reflection |
| WT | Wild Type |
| HMAC | Hazardous Materials Advisory Council |
| SOCI | Spin-orbit Configuration Interaction |
| AAP | Asbestos Action Program |
| WSD | Wear Scar Diameter |
| PORG | Photochemical Oxidants Review Group |
| GERM | Geochem. Earth Ref. Model |
| SKY | Spectral Karyotyping |
| MORBID | Morse Oscillator-rigid Bender Internal Dynamics (hamiltonianin Rotational-vibrational Energy Levels Calcn.) |