| Acronym | Meaning |
| VCM | Variational Cellular Method (for Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| LDC | Liq. Dynamic Compaction |
| SIOA | Surface-induced Optical Anisotropy |
| SCMFT | Self-consistent Mean-field Theory |
| NCAC | Nitrogen-containing Aromatic Compound |
| CAWC | Cryogenic Aerosol Wafer Cleaning |
| ERL-C | Environmental Research Laboratory Corvallis |
| PCPI | Permanent Committee On Patent Information |
| MDC | Minimum Detectable Concentration |
| RACER | Research On Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem Rates |