| Acronym | Meaning |
| HSDB | Hazardous Substances Data Bank (NLM) |
| LBIC | Light Beam Induced Current |
| LEISS | Low-energy Ion-scattering Spectroscopy |
| ARIES | Advanced Recovery And Integrated Extraction System |
| BBO | Bonding Bond Orbital |
| LAN | Local-area Network |
| PBO | Polarized Born-Oppenheimer |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| VCQD | Vertically Coupled Quantum Dots |
| ASW | Artificial Seawater |