| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAC | P1-derived Artificial Chromosome |
| MGMT | O6-methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase |
| STEM | Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| EPIC | Electronics Properties Information Center |
| NYSAS | New York Summer Aerosol Study |
| PUHFS | Projected Unrestricted-Hartree-Fock-Slater |
| GOD | Glucose Oxidase |
| HMTA | Hazardous Material Transportation Act |
| SMOKE | Surface Magneto-optic Kerr Effect |
| TSE | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |