| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOC | Department Of Conservation |
| VSTA | Virus-Serum-Toxin Act |
| DGGE | Denaturing-gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
| ECWR | Electron Cyclotron Wave Resonance |
| DSN | Deep Space Network |
| BOT | Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract] |
| ARAES | Angular Resolved Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| QITMS | Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry |
| CAS-CI | Complete Active Space-configuration Interaction |
| GNLSE | Generalized Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation |