| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSRO | Chemical Short-range Order |
| ECIP | Energy Conservation Investment Program |
| SLAR | Side Looking Airborne Radar |
| TSA | Trichostatin A |
| LIMS | Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| VPC | Vapor-phase Chromatography |
| DWCDS | Drinking Water Criteria Documents |
| DIRBE | Diffuse IR Background Experiment |
| OD | Order-Disorder (in Mineral Structure) |
| PHH | Planar Halogenated Hydrocarbon |