| Acronym | Meaning |
| TBC | Toxicity Based Consent |
| HASP | Harmonically Analyzed Sensitivity Profile |
| GIT | Gastrointestinal Tract |
| MULSAM | Multispectral Analytical Electron Microscope |
| MQO | Measurement Quality Objective |
| HMRCI | Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute |
| SMCL | Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level |
| HSDP | Hawaiian Scientific Drilling Project |
| CHEF | Contour-clamped Homogeneous Field Electrophoresis |
| LTBRM | Lanczos Tight Binding Recursion Method |