| Acronym | Meaning |
| TAFE | Transverse Alternating-field Electrophoresis |
| NBC | Nuclear, Biological And Chemical |
| CTDM | Complex Terrain Dispersion Model (air Quality) |
| SURF III | Synchrotron UV Radiation Facility (at NIST) |
| FGSE | Field-gradient Spin-echo |
| CDD | Charge-density Distortion |
| DWM | Distorted Wave Method |
| FRTP | Fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic |
| PSA | Prostate-specific Antigen |
| APRR | Adiabatic Passage Rotational-resonance |