| Acronym | Meaning |
| LC | Liquid Chromatography |
| POM | Polarized Optical Microscopy |
| DIB | Diffuse Interstellar Band |
| NVFEL | National Vehicle And Fuel Emissions Laboratory |
| SHRP | Strategic Highway Research Program |
| WURST | Wideband |
| CFBR | Conventional Fluidized Bed Reactor |
| SFV | Semliki Forest Virus |
| RPA | RNase Protection Assay |
| UBD | Under-bath Decarburization |