| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCALE | Symmetrically Configured AC Light Emitting [device] |
| BALF | Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid |
| ILSI | International Life Sciences Institute |
| VASE | Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| MGS/TES | Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer |
| MOX | Mixed Oxide |
| DW | Dry Weight |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| CHT | Continuous Heating Transformation [curing Diagram] |