| Acronym | Meaning |
| DI | Differentiation Index |
| ESCPM | Electrochemical Scanning Probe Microscopy |
| WATCH | Working Group On Assessment Of Toxic Chemicals |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| IBD | Ion Beam Deposition |
| SLAPS | Superconducting Large Area Phonon Sensors |
| CTDO | Conductivity-Temperature-Depth-Oxygen Profiler |
| PLO | Partially Localized Orbital |
| VLSIPS | Very Large Scale Immobilized Polymer Synthesis |
| TC | Toxicity Characteristic |