| Acronym | Meaning |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| GISS | Goddard Institute For Space Studies |
| TUES | Tubingen Ultraviolet Echelle Spectrometer |
| ESAT | Environmental Services Assistance Team |
| ECPA | European Crop Protection Association |
| CCPA | Cemented Carbide Producers Association |
| VCC-IOS | Vibrational Close-coupling-(rotational) Infinite-order Sudden (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions Calcns.) |
| CFO | Crystal Field Orbital |
| TSG | Tumor Suppressor Gene |
| VB | Valence Bond |