| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIS | Metal-insulator-semiconductor (solar Cells) |
| SOLSE | Shuttle Ozone Limb Sounding Experiment |
| NEBD | Nonequilibrium Brownian Dynamics |
| FESTEM | Field-emission Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| MLC | Mixed Lymphocyte Culture |
| DIC | Differential Interference Contrast |
| FEA | Finite-element Analysis |
| NHE | Normal Hydrogen Electrode |
| PZC | Polyzirconium Compound (isopropyl Alc.-zirconium Chloride Copolymer) |
| CP | Coupled Pair (many-electron Theory) |