| Acronym | Meaning |
| ED | Effective Dose |
| BCC | Body Centered Cubic |
| ODS | Ozone Depleting Substances |
| FDMS | Field-desorption Mass Spectrometry |
| CAALS | Consortium On Automated Analytical Laboratory Systems |
| BAT | Best Available Technology |
| MO | Molecular Orbital |
| NELAC | National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference |
| BDE | Bond Dissociation Energy |
| LCLS | Linac Coherent Light Source |