| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSA | Microscopy Society Of America |
| ETEC | Environmental Technology & Education Center |
| AMTEC | Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter |
| MPSS | Massively Parallel Signature Sequencing |
| R2PI | Resonant Two-photon Ionization |
| IF | Interstitial Free |
| SESF | Superlattice Extrinsic Stacking Fault |
| MOG | Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein |
| PZC | Polyzirconium Compound (isopropyl Alc.-zirconium Chloride Copolymer) |
| UFFI | Urea-formaldehyde Foam Insulation |