| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAR | Computer Aided Retrieval |
| CRF | Corticotropin-releasing Factor |
| AMTEC | Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter |
| IPMA | Ion Probe Microanalysis |
| LEC | Liquid Encapsulated Czochralski |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
| NTD | Neutron Transmutation Doping |
| THTR | Thorium High Temperature Reactor |
| TCM | Tunneling Current Microscopy |
| AQDHS | Air Quality Data Handling System |