| Acronym | Meaning |
| CESAR | Canadian Expedition To Study The Alpha Ridge |
| COS | Corona Oxide Semiconductor |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| ECDIN | Environmental Chemicals Data And Information Network |
| QSEX | Quadrature Selective Excitation |
| SGO | Spherical Gaussian Orbital |
| CWS | Community Water System |
| UKAWRG | United Kingdom Acid Waters Review Group |
| NCSCI | National Center For Standards And Certification Information |
| AAV | Adeno-associated Virus |