| Acronym | Meaning |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| HEIS | High Energy Ion Scattering |
| SCC | Sludge Conditioning Controller |
| FRED | Flexible Regional Emissions Data System |
| EBM | Electron Beam Melting |
| UDP | Uridine 5'-diphosphate |
| AMT | Audio-magneto-telluric Method |
| CRDS | Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy |
| HNE | Human Neutrophil Elastase |
| NDI | Nondestructive Inspection |