| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRPL | Spatially Resolved Photoluminescence |
| BART | Biological Activity Reaction Test |
| ORFEUS | Orbiting Retrievable Far And Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers |
| FDCD | Fluorescence Detected Circular Dichroism |
| AEC | Acceptable Effluent Concentration |
| EBSD | Electron Back Scatter Diffraction |
| SSOP | Sequence Specific Oligonucleotide Probe |
| OHMS | Office Of Hazardous Materials Safety |
| LID | Laser Implant-deposition |
| SDF | Spin(-unrestricted) Density Functional |