| Acronym | Meaning |
| AQS | Air Quality Standard |
| HIWIP | Homojunction Interfacial Work-function Internal Photoemission |
| CAMD | Computer-aided Molecular Design |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| VIP | Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide |
| SCPW | Symmetrized Combination Of Plane Waves |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning |
| HOAT | 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (peptide Coupling Agent) |
| CRABP | Cellular Retinoic Acid-binding Protein |
| DATBP | Diallyl Tetrabromophthalate |