| Acronym | Meaning |
| BMD | Benchmark Dose |
| CCST | Complex Coordinate Scattering Theory |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| MOEMS | Micro-opto-electromechanical System |
| OGDR | Optogalvanic Double Resonance |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovative Research Program |
| DOP | Dissolved Organic Phosphorus |
| CSOV | Constrained Space Orbital Variation |
| BLR | Broad Line Region |
| RFPS | Radio-frequency Plasma Spraying |