| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIRBE | Diffuse IR Background Experiment |
| SRE | Serum-responsive Element |
| DRI | Direct Reduced Iron |
| RC(XI) | (fully) Correlated Relativistic Local-density |
| TRIP | Transformation Induced Plasticity |
| CTMC | Classical Trajectory Monte Carlo |
| BRAVO | Big Bend Regional Aerosol And Visibility Observational Study |
| NPDOC | Non-purgeable Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| TMJ | Temporomandibular Joint |
| SMB | Simulated Moving Bed |