| Acronym | Meaning |
| HFWG | Hollow Fiber Waveguide |
| SCPA | Self-consistent Phonon Approximation (for Lattice Dynamics Of Quantum Crystals) |
| FS | Feasibility Study |
| SLS | Strained Layer Superlattice |
| LAMPRE | Los Alamos Molten Plutonium Reactor Experiment |
| DFA | Detrended Fluctuation Analysispar |
| AQS | Ambient Quality Standard |
| DWS | Diffusing-wave Spectroscopy |
| ICE | Interleukin 1beta-converting Enzyme |
| GRCDA | Government Refuse Collection And Disposal Association |