| Acronym | Meaning |
| VASS | Variable Angle Sampling Spinning |
| CTR | Crystal Truncation Rod |
| DCBA | Distorted-coupling Born Approximation |
| CENP | Centromere-associated Protein |
| FSQ | Full-spectrum Quantitation |
| HBSS | Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution |
| CPOM | Coarse Particulate Organic Matter |
| RMTO | Relativistic Muffin-tin Orbital |
| AIPA | American Inventors Protection Act |
| IRGL | Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group |