| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASPG | Antisymmetrized Product Of Separated Geminals Approxn. |
| SPARHEED | Spot Profile Analysis Reflection High-energy Electron Diffraction |
| SOC | Synthetic Organic Chemical |
| MMSE | Minimum Mean Square Error |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| ABS | Arc Bond Sputter |
| TCVA | Total Culturable Virus Assay |
| HDD | Halogenated Dibenzodioxin(s) |
| APTIC | Air Pollution Technical Information Center |
| JSR | Jet-stirred Reactor |