| Acronym | Meaning |
| POH | Purgeable Organic Halogen(s) |
| WATOX | Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment |
| RBOT | Rotary Bomb Oxidn. Test |
| CGCP | Canadian Global Change Program |
| CIRRIS | Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle |
| INDA | Investigational New Drug Application |
| AEM | Auger Electron Microscopy |
| IGLO | Individual Gauge For Localized Orbital |
| DCTS | Discharging Current Transient Spectroscopy |
| ICCD | Intensified Charge-coupled Device |