| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMARD | Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drug |
| VPSEM | Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope |
| TACE | Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-converting Enzyme |
| CIRRIS | Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle |
| MWCO | Molecular Weight Cut-off (in Membrane |
| HWGTF | Hazardous Waste Groundwater Test Facility |
| RDS | Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| CLP | Contract Laboratory Program |
| MDH | Malate Dehydrogenase |
| PREELS | Position-resolved Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |