| Acronym | Meaning |
| BKCM | Burkhardt-Konya-Coulson-March (for Electron Momentum Densities) |
| TIRFM | Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| ANRHRD | Air Noise Radiation Health Research Division |
| AERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory |
| CCR | Conradson Carbon Residue |
| ITG | Ion Temperature Gradient |
| TRAIL | Tumor Necrosis Factor Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand |
| GNLSE | Generalized Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation |
| DMMP | Dimethyl Methylphosphonate |