| Acronym | Meaning |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph |
| COLD | Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
| SFG | Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy |
| SITE | Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation |
| CTE | Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation |
| STEP | Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project |
| UMNDO | Spin-unrestricted Modified Neglect Of Diatomic Overlap |
| HSAB | Hard And Soft Acids And Bases |
| IAMAP | International Association Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Physics (ICSU) |