| Acronym | Meaning |
| RPA | RNase Protection Assay |
| CS | Coupled-states (or Centrifugal Sudden) Approximation |
| BOTDR | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| MCTDHF | Multiconfiguration Time-dependent Hartree-Fock |
| CEDIA | Cloned-enzyme Donor Immunoassay |
| CFEM | Combined Fates And Effects Model |
| BSG | Borosilicate Glass |
| DART | Developmental And Reproductive Toxicology Database (NLM) |
| ANEP | Association Of Northwest Environmental Professionals |
| NIST | National Institute Of Standards And Technology (formerly NBS) |