| Acronym | Meaning |
| NORS | National Organics Reconnaissance Survey (US EPA 1974-1975) |
| LADD | Lowest Acceptable Daily Dose |
| CLIP | Corticotropin-Like Intermediate-lobe Peptide |
| HFI | Hyperfine Interaction |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| MERD | Mine Emergency Responsiveness Development |
| EBT | Electron Beam Tomography |
| RFDR | Radiofrequency-driven Dipolar Recoupling |
| CCDZP | Correlation-consistent Double-zeta (plus) Polarization (basis Set) |
| CHC | Chlorinated Hydrocarbon |