| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFA | Component Failure Analysis |
| AAEM | Advanced Analytical Electron Microscope |
| FAME | Fatty Acid Methyl Ester |
| FOTOS | First-order Theory Of Oscillator Strength |
| MNDO | Modified Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| ERG | Emergency Response Guidebook |
| DDTA | Derivative Differential Thermal Analysis |
| CCAP | Center For Clean Air Policy |
| CERL | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (US Army) |
| INDO/SP | Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap/spin Polarization |