| Acronym | Meaning |
| RFETS | Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site |
| RLPPS | Reactive Low-pressure Plasma Spraying |
| SEL | Stacked Elemental Layer (vapor Deposition Technique) |
| TALIF | Two-photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| IRAS | Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SEN | Submerged Entry Nozzle |
| PAMSA | PCR Amplification Of Multiple Specific Alleles |
| SMM | Single-molecule Magnet |
| CGA | Colloidal Gas Aphron |
| UHMWPE | Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene |