| Acronym | Meaning |
| PFS | Planetary Fourier Spectrometry |
| BLMO | Best Limited Basis Molecular Orbital |
| NBC | Nuclear, Biological And Chemical |
| IGLO | Individual Gauge For Localized Orbital |
| CIRRUS-1A | Cryogenic IR Radiance Instrumentation For Shuttle |
| GR | Glucocorticoid Receptorpar |
| DAD | Diode Array Detector |
| ABES | Alliance For Balanced Environmental Solutions |
| MIPAS | Michelson Interferometer For Passive Atmospheric Sounding |
| VSMC | Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell |