| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| OAO | Orthogonalized Atomic Orbital |
| FTD | Flame Thermionic Detector (gas Chromatography) |
| PETP | Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) |
| CHEF | Chelation Enhanced Fluorescence |
| TACB | Texas Air Control Board |
| KGF | Keratinocyte Growth Factor |
| BLE | Bombardment-induced Light Emission |
| GWF | Generalized Wannier Function |
| CRP | C-reactive Protein |