| Acronym | Meaning |
| PHENIX | Pioneering High Energy Nuclear Interaction EXperiment |
| OVFF | Orbital Valence Force Field |
| MSIS | Mass Spectrometer And Incoherent Scatter |
| ISS | Ion Scattering Spectroscopy |
| NRDC | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| CFM | Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| SPDT | Single-pole Double-throw (switch) |
| HDF | Halogenated Dibenzofuran(s) |
| HRXRD | High Resolution X-ray Diffraction |
| LPIC | Low Pressure Ion Chromatography |