| Acronym | Meaning |
| CMBH | Capped Mesa Buried Heterostructure |
| DIR | Diffusion Induced Recrystn. |
| PSL | Polystyrene Latex |
| CAL | Computer Aided Learning |
| PLIF | Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| ISC | Initial Safe Concentration |
| FABP | Fatty Acid-binding Protein |
| RHF SP | Restricted Hartree Fock Spin Polarization |
| ALS | Alternating Least Squares |
| DFP | Diisopropyl Fluorophosphate |