| Acronym | Meaning |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| TPAD | Temperature Programmed Ammonia Desorption |
| NIHL | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| PSI | Pounds Per Square Inch |
| CVL | Copper Vapor Laser |
| VEE | Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis |
| OLO | On-line Optimization |
| FIM | Field-Ion Microscopy |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAGE | Fluorescence Assay With Gas Expansion |