| Acronym | Meaning |
 | TMC | Titanium Matrix Composite |
 | ESMR | Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
 | GVFF | Generalized Valence Force Field |
 | ERL-C | Environmental Research Laboratory Corvallis |
 | EHMI | Environmental Hazards Management Institute |
 | WCUB | Wang Chang-Uhlenbeck-de Boer (quantum-mech. Relation In Rotational Relaxation Calcn.) |
 | DOI | Digital Object Identifier |
 | BCT | Best Conventional Technology |
 | ICTS | Isothermal Capacitance Transient Spectroscopy |
 | CELISA | Competitive Enzyme-linked Immunoabsorbent Assay |