| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials |
| BIOSIS | BioSiences Information Service |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
| CCRIS | Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disk -- Read Only Memory |
| CRC | Chemical Rubber Company |
| DIALOG | the software and search language for accessing Lockheed's online databases |
| DIRLINE and DBIR | Directory of Biotechnology Information Resources |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| Gov. Pub. | Governmental Publication Division |
| HSDB | Hazardous Substances Data Bank |
| IR | Infrared |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| JANAF | Joint Army-Navy-Air Force |
| NBS | National Bureau of Standards |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| NIOSH | National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| the PAC | Public access catalog |
| Pr | Press |
| RN | Registry number (CAS provided) |
| RTECS | Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances |
| SI | International System of Units |
| STN | Scientific and Technical Information Network |
| Sci. Ref. | Science reference |
| TOXNET | Toxicology Data Network (National Library of Medicine) |
| TRI | Toxic Chemical Release Inventory |
