| Acronym | Meaning |
| DERP | Defense Environmental Restoration Program |
| NIESST | Nuclear Decay-induced Excited-spin-state Trapping |
| POE | Point Of Entry |
| PROC | Photochemically Reactive Organic Compound(s) |
| AMIP | Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project |
| IPPA | Independent Pair-potential Approximation |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| TCO | Transparent Conducting Oxide |
| CFMF | Cross Flow Microfiltration |
| FLIPR | Fluorescent Imaging Plate Reader |