| Acronym | Meaning |
| TMP | Turbomolecular Pump |
| IID | Ion Impact Desorption |
| TOXNET | Toxicology Network Of The National Library Of Medicine |
| RTP | Research Triangle Park |
| AOB | Adiabatic Oxygen Bomb (calorimeter) |
| DCM | Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
| OUST | Office Of Underground Storage Tanks |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
| NEA | Nuclear Energy Agency |
| AODC | Acridine Orange Direct Count [of Bacteria] |