| Acronym | Meaning |
| RCR | Replication-competent Retrovirus |
| DRI | Differential Refractive Index |
| TOXFP | Total Organic Halide Formation Potential |
| CWFMS | Combined Wavelength And Frequency Modulation Spectroscopy |
| DSA | Dimensionally Stable Anode |
| CONTOUR | Comet Nucleus Tour |
| FPLH | Free-Phase Liquid Hydrocarbon |
| BOTDR | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| LOGS | Laser Optogalvanic Spectrometry |
| ISAM | Ionically Self-assembled Monolayer |