| Acronym | Meaning |
| COPNA | Condensed Polynuclear Aromatics |
| AQCCT | Air Quality Criteria And Control Techniques |
| CEF | Chicken Embryo Fibroblast |
| TFTR | Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor |
| DF | Decontamination Factor |
| PVO | Pseudovalence Orbital |
| VCD | Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| PHF | Paired Helical Filament |
| STEP | Soil Treatment Evaluation Program |
| ILAS | Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer |