| Acronym | Meaning |
| CGPS | Canadian Galactic Plane Survey |
| FSGO | Floating Spherical Gaussian Orbital |
| RLA | Resonant Laser Ablation |
| NPP | Net Primary Productivity |
| HESC | Human Embryonic Stem Cell |
| SBA | Short Bed Adsorbers |
| HOPG | Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite |
| EDL | Electroless Discharge Lamp |
| DNP | Dynamic Nuclear Polarization |
| TFFF | Thermal Field Flow Fractionation |