| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARIC | Acid Rain Information Clearinghouse |
| COBRAS | Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite |
| SCG | Slow Crack Growth |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| WHV | Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus |
| WQC | Water Quality Criteria |
| HWIF | Hazardous Waste Incineration Facility Design And Modeling Computer Program |
| PEYS | Photoelectron Yield Spectroscopy |
| VETESS | Vehicle Transient Emissions Simulation Software |
| OEO | Overlap-enhanced Orbital |