| Acronym | Meaning |
| OLR | Organic Loading Rate |
| ADIOS | Asian Dust Inputs To The Ocean System |
| SOMO | Singly Occupied Molecular Orbital |
| CHRIS | Chemical Hazards Response Info System |
| CDEI | Centromere DNA Element I |
| VOIP | Valence Orbital Ionization Potential |
| PMC | Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station) |
| SCDL | Short Cavity Dye Laser |
| ELSA | Emergency Level Scale Assessment |
| HBT | Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor |