| Acronym | Meaning |
| OESO | Ordnance Environmental Support Office (Navy) |
| ADA | N-(2-acetamido) Iminodiacetic Acid |
| QCI | Quadratic Configuration Interaction |
| IFM | Immunofluorescence Microscopy |
| EBFRIP | European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel |
| LIGS | Laser-induced Grating Spectroscopy |
| IACS | International Annealed Copper Standard |
| HSQC | Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence |
| HCS | High Content Screening |
| AVS | Acid Volatile Sulfide |