| Acronym | Meaning |
| WLIMS | Wet Low Intensity Magnetic Separation |
| SHIRE | Southern Hemisphere Infrared Experiment |
| POCI | Parent Orbital Configuration Interaction |
| LCBO | Linear Combination Of Bloch Orbital |
| VISTTA | Visibility Impairment From Sulfur Transformation And Transport In The Atmosphere |
| GDC | Global Drifter Center (of WOCE Data System) |
| HWRA | Hazardous Waste Reduction Act |
| TSCATS | Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions Online Database |
| ACR | Absolute Cryogenic Radiometer |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |