| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGRF | Human Growth Hormone-releasing Factor |
| GOFS | Global Ocean Flux Study |
| PQL | Practical Quantitation Levels (of Pollutants |
| EMER | Electromagnetic Molecular Electronic Resonance |
| CIIR | Chlorinated Isobutylene-isoprene Rubber |
| CHRIS | Chemical Hazards Response Info System |
| LAC | Liquid Adsorption Chromatography |
| VLSIPS | Very Large Scale Immobilized Polymer Synthesis |
| AOC | Assimilable Organic Carbon |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition |