| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALE | Atomic Layer Epitaxy |
| HRAC | Herbicide Resistance Action Committee |
| CHELPG | CHarges From ELectrostatic Potential |
| VOST | Volatile Organic Sampling Train |
| HEIR | High Energy Ion Recoil |
| MANCOVA | Multivariate Analysis Of Covariance |
| FTEMIRS | Fourier Transform Electrochem. Modulated IR Spectroscopy |
| TRM | Thermoremanent Magnetization |
| CVS | Constant Volume Sampler |
| CDMS | Cryogenic Dark Matter Search |