| Acronym | Meaning |
| POSSUM | Protein Online Substructure Searching - Ullman Method |
| EMA | Electron Microprobe Analysis |
| SDGUGA | Shape-driven Graphical Unitary Group Approach |
| ZAP | Zone Axis Pattern |
| LEPD | Low Energy Photon Detector |
| ZOLZ | Zero Order Laue Zone |
| LXR | Liver X Receptorpar |
| QAPP | Quality Assurance Project Plan |
| RTDM | Rough Terrain Dispersion Model (air Quality) |
| MRS | Materials Research Society |