| Acronym | Meaning |
| GILD | Gas Immersion Laser Doping |
| ARS | Agricultural Research Service (US Dept. Of Agriculture) |
| GRP | Glass Reinforced Plastic |
| CGMP | Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate |
| ALD | Atomic Layer Deposition |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| ODEX | Optical Dynamics Experiments |
| DDVP | Dimethyl Dichlorovinyl Phosphate (dichlorovos REG: 62737) |
| PTGS | Post-transcriptional Gene Silencing |
| SCAR | Scientific Committee On Antarctic Research |