| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIP | Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide |
| CRADA | Cooperative Research And Development Agreement |
| FCA | Frozen-core Appproximation |
| STFT | Short Time Fourier Transform |
| ASM | Autosampler Module |
| CD | Critical Dimension |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| LAMBD | Laser Assisted Molecular Beam Deposition |
| TPRS | Temperature Programmed Reaction Spectrometry |