| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESDMS | Electron Stimulated Desorption Mass Spectrometry |
| ASCOT | Atmospheric Studies In Complex Terrain |
| STODI | Slater-type Orbital-point Dipole Interaction (in Mol. Polarizability Calcns.) |
| CGDE | Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis |
| RTG | Radioisotope Thermoelec. Generators |
| STORET | Storage And Retrieval Of U.S. Waterways Parametric Data |
| PAB | Pollutant Assessment Branch (US EPA) |
| NMRI | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| GEMS | Global Environmental Monitoring Systems |
| PAOD | Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease |