| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAD | Multiwavelength Anomalous Diffraction |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratus Transition Experiment |
| NTU | Nephelometric Turbidity Unit |
| DIBS | Dual Ion Beam Sputtering |
| SAP | Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA) |
| CEPOD | Catalyzed Electrochemical Plutonium Oxide Dissolution |
| EDM | Electrical Discharge Machining |
| DIM | Dissolved Inorganic Matter |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| DFTG | Density Functional Theory (with) Gradient (corrections) |