| Acronym | Meaning |
| AEC | Acceptable Effluent Concentration |
| SDSD | Satellite Data Services Division |
| ASDEX | Axially Symmetric Divertor Expt. |
| MPCA | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |
| COED | Computer Optimized Experimental Design |
| CNAEL | Committee On National Accreditation Of Environmental Laboratories (US EPA) |
| PACAP | Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Polypeptide |
| CGCT | Constrained Geometry Catalyst Technology [polymerization] |
| CASTNET | Clean Air Status And Trends Network |
| SRC-1 | Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 |