| Acronym | Meaning |
| LEMA | Least Error Matrix Analysis |
| FOE | First-order Exchange (in Electron-atom Scattering Calcn.) |
| CELS | Characteristic Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| COLIWASA | Composite Liquid Waste Sampler |
| ETIC | Environmental Teratology Information Center |
| AMPK | AMP-activated Protein Kinase |
| CUM | Cumulative Effects |
| XRS | X-Ray Spectroscopy |
| PVD | Physical Vapor Deposition |
| FIGE | Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis |