| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIRS | Composite Infrared Spectrometer |
| FRS | Forced Rayleigh Scattering |
| DIP | Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus |
| GEMS | Graphical Exposure Modeling System |
| OCIS | OSHA Computerized Information System |
| RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| HGTF | Hermite Gaussian-type Function |
| IND | Investigational New Drug |
| HLAO | High-lying Antibonding Orbital |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |