| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASB | Ambient Stds. Branch [of The US EPA] |
| BTCA | Best Technology Currently Available |
| INEEL | Idaho National Engineering And Environmental Laboratory |
| ESTN | Electron Spin Transient Nutation |
| HIGFET | Heterostructure Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor |
| AIA | Automated Image Analysis |
| IUPAB | International Union Of Pure And Applied Biophysics |
| MHC | Myosin Heavy Chain |
| GIABS | Gastro-Intestinal Absorptivity |
| STJ | Superconducting Tunnel Junction |