| Acronym | Meaning |
| AEDC | Arnold Engineering Development Center |
| CNLS | Complex Nonlinear Least Squares (data Fitting Method) |
| GSMBE | Gas Source Molecular-beam Epitaxy |
| TUES | Tubingen Ultraviolet Echelle Spectrometer |
| ACT | Activated Complex Theory |
| DOD | Deutsches Ozeanographisches Datenzentrum |
| CUS | Coordinatively Unsaturated Site |
| NHANES | National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey |
| HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
| VC | Vapor Compression |