| Acronym | Meaning |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| CIS | Commonwealth Of Independent States |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| APD | Azimuthal Photoelectron Diffraction |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| FUSRAP | Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (radioactive Materials Related) |
| MES | Molecular Emission Spectroscopy |
| ATM | Airborne Thematic Mapper |
| MALS | Multi-angle Light Scattering |
| HNC | Hypernetted Chain |