| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPEED | SiRNA Prodn. By Enzymatic Engineering Of DNA |
| IDMS | Integrated DWPF Melter System |
| AEERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory (US EPA) |
| MFC | Multiconfigurational Frozen Core (approxn. For Electron-atom Scattering Calcns.) |
| ZHE | Zero-headspace Extractor (used In TCLP Determinations) |
| GLOBE | Global Learning And Observations To Benefit The Environment |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| ECR | Electron Cyclotron Resonance |
| UMINDO | Spin-unrestricted Modified Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| DQT | Dissipative Quantum Tunneling (theory) |