| Acronym | Meaning |
| DLEED | Diffuse Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| SPOS | Single-particle Optical Sensing |
| RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
| AOS | Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (surfactant) |
| DMR | Discharge Monitoring Report |
| HTCGC | High Temperature Capillary Gas Chromatography |
| BMS | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| OIRM | Office Of Information Resources Management |
| TIPS | Transferable Intermol. Potential Functions |
| SCC | Source Classification Code |