| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSD | Controlled Spray Deposition |
| OHFS | Optimized Hartree-Fock-Slater |
| CARL | Collective Atomic Recoil Laser |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| HFFT | Hot Filament Fouling Test |
| CRF | Chronic Renal Failure |
| EAA | Essential Amino Acids |
| CCST | Complex Coordinate Scattering Theory |
| TOD | Theoretical Oxygen Demand |
| LAIV | Live Attenuated Influenza Virus |