| Acronym | Meaning |
| VTST | Variational Transition-state Theory |
| CWD | Chronic Wasting Disease |
| AAEE | American Academy Of Environmental Engineers |
| NIRF | Near-infrared Fluorescence |
| MSA | Microscopy Society Of America |
| LO | Localized Orbital |
| CCA | Crystalline Colloidal Array |
| RBA | Refined Born Approximation (for Atom-mol. Collisions) |
| VFB | Flat-band Voltage |
| GRP | Glass Reinforced Plastic |