| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRSL | IR Stimulated Luminescence |
| LUST | Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
| EB | Ethyl Benzene |
| PDI | Point Dipole Interaction (model For Mol.-polarizability Calcns.) |
| CAFE | Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| SBE | Starch Branching Enzyme |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratories |
| NWIS | Nuclear Weapons Identification System |
| GLO | Gaussian Lobe Orbital |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |