| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIFT | Laser Induced Forward Transfer |
| VPDB | Vienna Peedee Belemnite |
| AOML | Atlantic Oceanographic And Meteorological Laboratory (of NOAA |
| APUD | Amine Precursor Uptake And Decarboxylation |
| WINDS | Wideband Internetworking Engineering Test And Demonstration Satellite |
| FQPA | Food Quality Protection Act |
| DPC | Differential Photocalorimetry |
| SXRFM | Synchrotron X-ray-fluorescence Microprobe |
| NCV | Nerve Conduction Velocity |
| DAA | Days After Anthesispar |