| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAP | Laboratory Analytical Protocol |
| HCPT | Hard-core Perturbation Theory |
| WIMP | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| AOES | Actinometry Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| CCR | Conventional Controlled Rolling |
| CLIA | Chemiluminescence Immunoassay |
| PSNO | Pseudonatural Orbital |
| TCSCF | Two-configuration Self-consistent Field Procedure |
| TRD | Transition Radiation Detector |
| FRCA | Fire Retardant Chemicals Association |