| Acronym | Meaning |
| TREF | Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation |
| BSO | Buthionine Sulfoximine |
| ROSS2 | River Oil Spill Simulation 2 Layer Model |
| SPE | Solid Polymer Electrolyte |
| NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI) |
| IPSP | Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential |
| EDNAP | European DNA Profiling |
| VAD | Vapor Axial Deposition |
| CRH | Corticotropin-releasing Hormone |
| DIBS | Dual Ion Beam Sputtering |