| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSA | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive |
| LIPS | Lanthanide Ion Probe Spectroscopy |
| CNC | Computer Numerical Control |
| AADO | Angular (momentum Conservation) Average Dipole Orientation Theory (in Io-mol. Reactions) |
| BDT | Best Demonstrated Technology |
| NEDO | The New Energy Development Organization (Japan) |
| NOE | Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NMR) |
| UBFF | Urey-Bradley Force Field |
| EVLSM | Evanescent Wave Light-scattering Microscopy |
| PES | Photoelectron Spectroscopy |