| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFZE | Free-flow Zone Electrophoresis |
| TOM | Transition Operator Method |
| LIPAS | Laser Induced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy |
| DEG | Diethylene Glycol |
| RFT | Respirator Fit Test |
| MVC | Mechanical Vapor Compression |
| ODR | Optical Double Resonance |
| GMAV | Genus Mean Acute Value |
| VBXES | Valence Band X-ray Emission Spectroscopy |
| CERL | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (US Army) |