| Acronym | Meaning |
| APP | Acoustic Phase Plate |
| SCF | Supercritical Fluid |
| IXS | International XAFS Society |
| CAAT | Johns Hopkins Center For Alternatives To Animal Testing |
| NTA | Nitrilotriacetic Acid |
| MTB | Mycobacterium Tuberculosis |
| RDNP | Reverse Differential Normal Pulse |
| MUBFF | Modified Urey Bradley Force Field |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent Density-functional Theory |
| SPF | Specific Pathogen-free |