| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAI | American Association Of Immunologists |
| PROC | Photochemically Reactive Organic Compound(s) |
| SDA | Spray Drying Absorber |
| WRITE | Waste Reduction Innovative Technology Evaluation (US EPA) |
| MDGC | Multidimensional Gas Chromatography |
| DIRBE | Diffuse IR Background Experiment |
| RPJ | Radio-frequency Plasma Jet |
| SIA | Stepwise Isothermal Analysis |
| MDQ | Minimum Detectable Quantity |
| ETS | External Transcribed Spacer |