| Acronym | Meaning |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Scattering |
| NEET | National Environmental Education And Training Program |
| CSF | Colony-stimulating Factor |
| SRBSN | Sintered Reaction-bonded Silicon Nitride |
| TMO | Truncated Molecular Orbital |
| JOIDES | Joint Oceanographic Institutions For Deep Earth Sampling |
| CLSM | Controlled Low Strength Material |
| HWERL | Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Laboratory (USEPA Cincinnati) |
| EDX | Energy Dispersive X-ray |
| SCAF | Self-consistent Anisotropic Field |