| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDP | Interplanetary Dust Particle |
| ESES | Environmental Sampling Expert System |
| EMCI | Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator |
| HIT | Hazard Information Transmission |
| LMF | Ladle Metallurgical Facility |
| CWF | Coal-water Fuel |
| APLI | Atmospheric Pressure Laser Ionization |
| FORS | Fully Optimized Reaction Space |
| OLT | Orthotopic Liver Transplantation |
| LTMED | Low Temperature Multi-effect Distillation |