| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDS | Total Dissolved Solids |
| TFTR | Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor |
| ACBS | Aqueous-ceramic Binding Suspension |
| ATD | Atmospheric Technology Division |
| DDBJ | DNA Data Bank Of Japan |
| SMCL | Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level |
| VGF | Vertical Gradient Freeze |
| LPL | Lipoprotein Lipase |
| IRI | Interfaculty Reactor Institute |
| HOMER | Hazardous Organic Mass Emission Rate |