| Acronym | Meaning |
| CALS | Cloud And Aerosol Lidar System |
| OMNIS | Observatory For Multiflavor Neutrinos From Supernovae |
| OVD | Optically Variable Device |
| IGFBP | Insulin-like Growth Factor-binding Proteins |
| ACR | Absolute Cryogenic Radiometer |
| CSRS | Cooperative State Research Service (US Dept. Of Agriculture) |
| CID | Configuration Interaction With Doubly Excited Configurations |
| TNOA | Target Natural Orbital Approximation |
| GE-PIXE | Grazing-exit Particle-induced X-ray Emission |
| DTPMP | Diethylenetriaminopenta(methylenephosphonic Acid) |