| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRE | Internal Reflection Element |
| PIDAS | Portable Instantaneous Display And Analysis Spectrometer |
| CIS | Characteristic Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| PSP | Progressive Supranuclear Palsy |
| BACT | Best Available Control Technology |
| LMR | Liquid Metal Reactor |
| VX | O-ethyl-S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl Methylphosphonothiolate |
| APRIL | A Proliferation-inducing Ligand |
| CREB | CAMP-responsive Element-binding |
| LDPEX | Cross-linked |