| Acronym | Meaning |
| TCVA | Total Culturable Virus Assay |
| SMAW | Shielded Metal Arc Welding |
| PARC | Polycyclic Aromatic Ring Cleavage |
| USDI | US Department Of Interior |
| DIAL | Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing) |
| CAS-SI | Complete Active Space-state Interaction |
| TPPE | Two-photon Photoemission |
| SME | Solid-metal Embrittlement |
| MIP | Macrophage Inflammatory Protein |
| CBDS | Carcinogenesis Bioassay Data System |