| Acronym | Meaning |
| EIMS | Electron Impact Mass Spectrometry |
| PPAC | Parallel-plate Avalanche Counter |
| NEWS | National Surface Water Survey (USEPA) |
| LCL | Lymphoblastoid Cell Line |
| SHT | Surface Hopping Trajectory (model For Mol. Scattering) |
| CLC | Cholesteric Liquid Crystal |
| EXOSAT | European X-ray Observatory Satellite |
| ANGIS | Australian National Genomic Information Servicepar |
| MFM | Magnetic Force Microscopy |
| ANRHRD | Air Noise Radiation Health Research Division |