| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAS | Periodic Acid Schiff |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UV Instrument |
| ESR | Electron Spin Resonance |
| PDECD | Pulsed Discharge Electron Capture Detector |
| RESIS | Receptor Site Interaction Simulation |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| WIMP | Wireless Implanted Magnetic Resonance Probes |
| AIEE | American Institute For Electrical Engineers |
| FSCT | Federation Of Societies For Coatings Technology |
| EDA | Ethylene Diamine |