| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIESA | Laser Induced Emission Spectral Analysis |
| URIF | Uniformly Retreating Ice Front [in Model Of Dehydration] |
| QCDL | Quenched Cavity Dye Laser |
| IPC | Ion-pair Chromatography |
| OHMTADS | Oil And Hazardous Materials Technical Assistance Data System |
| HMRCI | Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute |
| MCP2P | Multiconfigurational Particle-particle Propagator |
| RBSN | Reaction-bonded Silicon Nitride |
| LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee |
| HGMD | Human Gene Mutation Database |