| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFSE | Crystal Field Stabilization Energy |
| MARIS | Mississippi Automated Resource Information System |
| SCUVS | Stratospheric Climatology Using UV/Visible Spectroscopy |
| ATL | Adult T-cell Leukemia |
| INCI | International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient |
| NDDN | National Dry Deposition Network (US EPA) |
| LIS | Lightning Imaging Sensor |
| MBH | Mediobasal Hypothalamus |
| ECRA | Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act |
| COD | Continuous Optical Discharge |