| Acronym | Meaning |
| MESA | Mesoscale Self-assembly |
| PESOS | Photoelectron Spectroscopy Of The Outer Shell |
| ERIN | Environmental Resources Information Network |
| MAFID | Moment Analysis Of Fluorescence-intensity Distribution |
| CAFBR | Ceramic Filled Anaerobic Fixed Bed Reactor |
| SNARE | Soluble NSF Attachment Protein Receptor |
| TPE | Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomer |
| CIDNP | Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization |
| PED | Plasma Emission Detector |
| AFCS | Alliance For Cellular Signaling |