| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOXFP | Total Organic Halide Formation Potential |
| OPSE | Optically Pumped Stimulated Emission |
| AWS | American Welding Society |
| RITZ | Regulatory And Investigative Treatment Zone |
| DVD | Digital Video Disk |
| SIM | Stress-induced Martensite |
| IHF | Integration Host Factor |
| ESDB | Endangered Species Database/Reach Scanlink |
| PARP | Poly ADP-ribose Polymerase |
| HPA | Hydroxypropyl Acrylate |