| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAPID | Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device |
| NOESY | Nuclear Overhauser Effect Spectrometry |
| DCID | Dimensionless Circular Intensity Difference |
| FTS | Fourier Transform Spectroscopy |
| XD | Exothermic Dispersion |
| AVP | Arginine Vasopressin |
| EBSD | Electron Back Scatter Diffraction |
| RSPE | Rayleigh Schroedinger Perturbation Expansion |
| DHS | Double Heterostructure |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act Of 1972 |