| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECDL | External-cavity Diode Laser |
| TSCATS | Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions Online Database |
| MCR | Multivariate Curve Resolution |
| ISM | Inverse Scattering Method |
| MCOPM | Multiconfiguration Optimized Potential Model |
| NBOD | Nitrogenous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| DIC | Differential Interference Contrast |
| EP | Extraction Procedure |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| NAME | Nuclear Accident Modeling Exercise [a Model] |