| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCPB | (4-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)butyric Acid |
| HCN | US Historical Climatology Network |
| USCE | US Army Corps Of Engineers |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| VAM | Valid Analytical Measurement |
| HPTTD | High-performance Thermophilic Two-phase Digestion |
| NWPA | Nuclear Waste Policy Act |
| MOM | Maximum Overlap Method |
| EBT | Electron Beam Tomography |
| GNACHO | Gravitationally Neg. Anomalous Compact Halo Object |