| Acronym | Meaning |
| AASIR | Advanced Atmospheric Sounding And Imaging Radiometer |
| SAFIR | Single Aperture Far-Infrared Observatory |
| MAMA | Multianode Microchannel Arrays |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| PAA | Poly (acrylic Acid) |
| DECSY | Double-quantum Coherence Echo Correlated Spectroscopy |
| CT | Disinfection Concentration Contact Time |
| APCVD | Atm.-pressure Chem. Vapor Deposition |
| EAA | Excitatory Amino Acid |
| TER | Total External Reflection |