| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSCI | Partitioned (orbital Hessian) Super-configuration Interaction |
| VPO | Vapor Pressure Osmometry |
| RBS | Rutherford Backscattering |
| NLDA | Nonlocal Density Approxn. |
| GLP | Glucagon-like Peptide |
| NSLS | National Synchrotron Light Source |
| DNDI | Drugs For Neglected Diseases Initiative |
| HAISP | High Altitude Interactive Science Platform |
| GCSOA | Gain-clamped Semiconductor Optical Amplifier |
| HAM | Hydrogenic Atoms In Molecules |