| Acronym | Meaning |
| CWBA | Coulomb-wave Born Approximation |
| TCA | Traveling-cluster Approximation (a Generalization Of CPA For Electronic-structure Of Alloys) |
| PGNP | Prompt Gamma Neutron Probe |
| NPCVD | Normal Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| FLN | Fluorescence Line Narrowing |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent Anion Channel |
| NCPM | Noncritical Phase-matching |
| OSF | Odor Safety Factor |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| CEPA-VAR | Coupled-electron-pair Approxn.-variational |