| Acronym | Meaning |
| EICP | Enclosed Inductively Coupled Plasma |
| ILIDS | Interferometric Laser Imaging For Droplet Sizing |
| IAM | Internal Axis Method (in Calcns. Of Rotational Excitation In Atom-mol. Collisions) |
| MQMAS | Multiple-quantum Magic-angle Spinning |
| MRF | Myogenic Regulatory Factor |
| UCL | Upper Confidence Limit |
| GHO | Generalized Hybrid Orbital (ao) |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| DPSS | Diode-pumped Solid-state |
| CTDO | Conductivity-Temperature-Depth-Oxygen Profiler |