| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAMBO | Mars Atm. Microwave Brightness Observer |
| GDOS | Glow Discharge Optical Spectroscopy |
| SIMPLISMA | Simple-to-use Interactive Self-modeling Mixture Analysis |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| URV | Unit Risk Value |
| APA | Air Pathway Analysis |
| EMF | Electromagnetic Force |
| FFE | Free Flow Electrophoresis |
| EMP | Electron Micro-probe |
| IXS | International XAFS Society |