| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSA | Mineralogical Society Of America |
| CSFGH | Complex-scaling Fourier-grid Hamiltonian |
| REMCO | ISO Council Committee On Reference Materials |
| SRPES | Synchrotron Radiation Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| VCI | Valence Configuration Interaction (wave Function) |
| OTFT | Organic Thin-film Transistor |
| ADA | Adenosine Deaminase |
| ECID | Electron Capture Induced Decomposition |
| AQIRP | Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program |
| MIC | Methyl Isocyanate |