| Acronym | Meaning |
| PFT | Pulmonary Functional Test(s) |
| HEPPS | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinepropanesulfonic Acid) |
| ESD | Emission Standards Division |
| EMUS | Electromagnetic Ultrasonic Testing |
| IRSL | IR Stimulated Luminescence |
| ANP | Atrial Natriuretic Peptide |
| MIRA | Multivariate Image Rank Analysis |
| RDX | Royal Demolition Explosive |
| HPET | High Performance Engineering Thermoplastic |
| LIFD | Laser-induced Fluorescence Detection |