| Acronym | Meaning |
| WEEL | Workplace Environmental Exposure Limits |
| SDSS | Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
| NCMS | National Center Manufacturing Sciences |
| EELFS | Extended-energy-loss Fine-structure |
| EPS | Emission Preprocessor System |
| BPB | Bromophenol Blue |
| BOA | Bond Orientational Anisotropy |
| PPAD | Parallel-plate Avalanche Detector |
| SLA | Scanning Laser Ablation |
| RUP | Restricted Use Pesticide |