| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOEMS | Micro-opto-electromechanical System |
| CARPT | Computer Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking |
| CHES | 3-(cyclohexylamino)ethylsulfonic Acid |
| RQ | Respiratory Quotient |
| XRPD | X-ray Powder Diffraction |
| SPF | Superplastic Forming |
| PEPICO | Photoelectron-photoion Coincidence Spectroscopy |
| MTBE | Methyl Tert Butyl Ether (gasoline Additive) |
| NCCAM | National Center For Complementary And Alternative Medicine |
| SAR | Sequential Adiabatic Reduction |