| Acronym | Meaning |
| LLRD | Long-lived Radioactive Dust |
| DERA | Defense Environmental Restoration Act |
| IAG | Island-arc Granitoids |
| PERCI | Photoelectron Resonance Capture Ionization |
| CHEMTREC | Chemical Transportation Emergency Center |
| FCC | Fluidized Catalytic Cracking |
| IMF | Initial Mass Function |
| CDS/ISIS | CDS/Integrated Set Of Information System |
| SNDA | Supplemental New Drug Application |
| NICMOS | Near-IR Camera And Multiobject Spectrometer |