| Acronym | Meaning |
| RME | Reasonably Maximally Exposed |
| RODTOX | Rapid Oxygen Demand And Toxicity Tester |
| SBA | Slurry Blasting Agents |
| NSTC | National Science And Technology Council |
| CDW | Continuum Distorted Wave |
| PCT | Photoinduced Charge Transfer |
| VERI | Visual-empirical Region Of Influence |
| TMDL | Total Maximum Daily Load |
| MODFET | Modulation-doped Field-effect Transistor |
| CSRS | Cooperative State Research Service (US Dept. Of Agriculture) |