| Acronym | Meaning |
| QAR | Quality Assurance Reagent |
| TSME | Two-state Molecular Expansion (method In Collisions Calcn.) |
| LADD | Lowest Acceptable Daily Dose |
| DOIT | Federal Advisory Committee To Develop On-site Innovative Technologies |
| DIOA | Diisooctyl Adipate |
| ABF | Activated Biofilter |
| PCA | Preliminary Consequence Analysis |
| DQFCOSY | Double-quantum-filtered Correlation Spectroscopy |
| TGN | Trans-Golgi Network |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Administration |