| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRE | Serum-responsive Element |
| SEED | Self Electro-optic Effect Device |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| RANTES | Regulated On Activation Normal T Cell Expressed And Secreted |
| HRGC | High Resolution Gas Chromatography |
| CNDO/S | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/spectroscopic |
| SIBS | Spark Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
| NEWS | National Surface Water Survey (USEPA) |
| DIA | Drug Information Association |
| CRIOSA | Classical Reactive Infinite Order Sudden Approxn. |