| 2D |
two dimensional |
| 3D |
three dimensional |
A |
| AEI |
Advanced Energy Initiative |
| AFM |
atomic force microscopy |
| ARS |
Agricultural Research Service, USDA |
| ASA |
American Society of Agronomy |
| ATP |
adenosine triphosphate |
B |
| Bgal |
billion gallons |
| BSCL |
Biomass Surface Characterization Laboratory, DOE |
| BTAC |
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory
Committee, DOE-USDA |
C |
| CBM |
cellulose-binding molecule, carbohydrate-binding module |
| CBP |
consolidated bioprocessing |
| cDNA |
complementary DNA |
| CREP |
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program |
| CSSA |
Crop Science Society of America |
D |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOE |
U.S. Department of Energy |
E |
| EERE |
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE |
| EIA |
Energy Information Administration |
| ELSI |
ethical, legal, and social issues |
| EPAct |
Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
| EST |
expressed sequence tag |
F |
| FAQs |
frequently asked questions |
| FER |
fossil energy-replacement ratio |
| FT |
Fischer Tropsch |
| FRET |
fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| FTIR |
Fourier transform infrared (spectroscopy) |
G |
| GC |
gas chromatography |
| GC-MS |
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| GEC |
Governors' Ethanol Coalition |
| GH |
glycosyl hydrolase |
| GHG |
greenhouse gas |
| GTL |
Genomics:GTL (formerly Genomes to Life), DOE |
H |
| HTP |
high throughput |
I |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency |
| IR |
infrared (spectroscopy) |
J |
| JGI |
Joint Genome Institute, DOE |
L |
| LCC |
lignin carbohydrate complex |
| LIMS |
laboratory information management system |
M |
| Mton |
million tons |
| Macre |
million acres |
| Mb |
megabase |
| Mgal |
million gallons |
| MSW |
municipal solid waste |
| MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS |
mass spectrometry, spectroscopy |
| MVA |
multivariate analyis |
N |
| NAD, NADH, NAD(H) |
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADP, NADPH, NADP(H) |
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
phosphate |
| NCEP |
National Commission on Energy Policy |
| NEP |
National Energy Policy |
| NEPDG |
National Energy Policy Development Group |
| NIR |
near infrared (spectroscopy) |
| NMR |
nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NRDC |
Natural Resources Defense Council |
| NREL |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, DOE |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
O |
| OASCR |
Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, DOE |
| OBER |
Office of Biological and Environmental Research, DOE |
| OBP |
Office of the Biomass Program, DOE |
| OIT |
Office of Industrial Technologies, DOE |
Q |
| QTL |
quantitative trait locus |
R |
| RDDD&D |
research, development, demonstration,
deployment, and decommissioning |
| RFA |
Renewable Fuels Association |
| R&D |
research and development |
| RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
S |
| SC |
Office of Science, DOE |
| SEM |
scanning electron microscopy |
| SNP |
single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOC |
soil organic carbon |
| SSF |
simultaneous saccharification and fermentation |
| SSCF |
simultaneous saccharification and cofermentation |
| SSR |
simple sequence repeat |
| SSSA |
Soil Science Society of America |
T |
| T-DNA |
transferred DNA |
| TEM |
transmission electron microscopy |
| TIGR |
The Institute for Genomic Research |
U |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| UV |
ultraviolet |