| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIXA | Glancing-incidence X-ray Analysis |
| NCCCS | Northern California Coastal Circulation Study |
| BF | Bright Field |
| NFKB | Nuclear Factor Kappa B |
| TTVD | Trap-to-trap Vacuum Distillation |
| PRP | Potentially Responsible Party (Superfund) |
| HCI | Human-Computer Interface |
| WEFA | Window Evolving Factor Analysis |
| AF | Alternating Field Demagnetization |
| ETI | Environmental Testing Industry |