| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEDS | Human Exploration And Development Of Space |
| ECFS | Hot And Cold Potable Water (French; L'eau Chaude Et Froide Sanitaire) [a Class Of Pipe Application] |
| OPLC | Overpressured Layer Chromatography |
| IIXS | Ion Induced X-ray Spectroscopy |
| FBEM | Fixed Beam Electron Microscopy |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| BLC | BACT/LAER Clearinghouse |
| OMEX | Ocean Margin Exchange |
| CMC | Ceramic Matrix Composite |
| ASRG | Analytical Spectroscopy Research Group |