| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPV | Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Virus |
| PMA | Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association |
| CDHR | Center For Devices And Radiological Health |
| GPSC | Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter |
| SERODS | Surface-Enhanced Raman Optical Data Storage |
| SUS | Saybolt Unit Seconds (viscosity Measurement) |
| LID | Lased Induced Desorption |
| IUAM | Independent United Atom Model (in Positron Scattering By Mols.) |
| CCTM | Coupled-channel Transition Matrix (in Atom-surface Scattering) |
| CLND | Chemiluminescent Nitrogen Detection |