| Acronym | Meaning |
| HADES | High Activity Disposal Exptl. Site [for Radioactive Waste] |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted Extraction |
| RDI | Reference Daily Intake |
| GDWB | Generalized Distorted-wave Born (approxn. Or Theory) |
| TGCE | Thermal Gradient Capillary Electrophoresis |
| BEAUTY | BLAST Enhanced Alignment Utility |
| PDR | Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
| MARIS | Mississippi Automated Resource Information System |
| ARDS | Airborne Research Data System |
| ESCA | Electron Spectroscopy For Chemical Analysis |