| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOMS | National Organics Monitoring Survey (US EPA 1976-1977) |
| NDBEPR | Nitrification-denitrification Biological Excess Phosphorus Removal |
| FMN | Flavin Mononucleotide |
| MDC | Maxwell Displacement Current |
| AOC | Administrative Order Of Consent |
| WATOX | Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment |
| GVVPT | Generalized Van Vleck Perturbation Theory |
| SCALPEL | Scattering With Angular Limitation Projection Electron Lithography |
| SMC | Smooth Muscle Cell |
| CSF | Carcinogenic Slope Factor |