| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOD | Nitrogenous Oxygen Demand |
| FESTEM | Field-emission Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| XSAD | X-ray Small Angle Diffraction |
| LBZ | Local Brittle Zone |
| RAFA | Rank Annihilation Factor Analysis |
| NIWG | National Interagency Work Group |
| MMLV | Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus |
| TAC | Toxic Air Contaminant |
| SKY | Spectral Karyotyping |
| FLAPW | Full-potential Linearized Augmented Plane Wave |