| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications (NASA) |
| DCEL | Direct Current Electroluminescent |
| OCOS | Orbital Charge-ordering State |
| MCE | Magnetocaloric Effect |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| SLIME | Spin-locked Inversion Mid-echo |
| SSUSI | Special Sensor UV Spectrographic Imager |
| CICIS | Chemicals In Commerce Information System |
| BCC | Bioaccumulative Chemicals Of Concern |
| DPCSV | Differential Pulse Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry |