| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAFIR | Single Aperture Far-Infrared Observatory |
| CAC | Critical Aggregation Concentration |
| ADF | Adult T-cell Leukemia-derived Factor |
| NUCEF | Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility |
| XMA | X-ray Microanalysis |
| GDMS | Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry |
| RADW | Rotationally-adiabatic Distorted-wave |
| CCE | Capacitative Calcium Entry |
| GWD | Gaussian Wave Packet Dynamics |
| HAZ | Heat-affected Zone |