| Acronym | Meaning |
| MISFET | Metal-insulator-semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |
| LAOS | Light Amplifying Optical Switch |
| SPP | Suspended Particulate Phase |
| DFPT | Density-functional Perturbation Theory |
| AMV | Avian Myeloblastosis Virus |
| TTS | T Tauri Star |
| CFCMC | Continuous Fiber Ceramic Matrix Composites |
| SASU | Source Apportionment |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| GE-EPMA | Grazing-exit Electron Probe Microanalysis |