| Acronym | Meaning |
| DCC | Dextran-coated Charcoalpar |
| PURPA | Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act |
| MCM | Multichip Modules |
| MDMI | Monodisperse Dried Microparticulate Injector |
| IRRS | IR Reflection Spectroscopy |
| UMP4SDTQ | Unrestricted Moeller-Plesset 4th-order (perturbation Theory With) Single |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| SPIRIT | Spatial IR Imaging Telescope |
| SCOWAR | Scientific Committee On Water Research |
| PNEC | Predicted No-effect Concentration |