| Acronym | Meaning |
| HDTBPB | Hexadecyltributylphosphonium Bromide |
| FHSA | Federal Hazardous Substances Act |
| SIR | Statutory Invention Registration |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| MERLIN | Multi-element Radio-linked Interferometer Network |
| SPA | Self-consistent Phonon Approximation |
| WENDB | Water Enforcement National Data Base |
| MOVB | MO-valence Bond |
| SBS | Society For Biomolecular Screening |
| SALI | Secondary Atom Laser Ionization |