| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISIRS | International Sorption Information Retrieval System |
| SDH | Succinate Dehydrogenase |
| SCAG | Southern California Association Of Governments |
| CCPPA | Coupled-cluster Polarization-propagator Approxn. |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| VCDW | Vector Charge-density Wave |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled Receptor |
| OMB | Office Of Management And Budget |
| CSP | Cathodic Stripping Potentiometry |
| DAL | Defect Action Level |