| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPV | Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction |
| MODS | Magneto-Optical Difference Spectroscopy |
| PFGSE | Pulsed Field-gradient Spin-echo |
| GAGP | Generalized Antisymmetrized Geminal Power (wave Function) |
| OAP | Optical Atom Probe |
| GDP | Glow Discharge Plasma (for Atomic Emission Spectrometry) |
| MIPS | Million Instructions Per Second |
| SGPR | Specific Gas Production Rate |
| MRINDO | Modified Rydberg Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| PAW | Projector Augmented-wave [ab-initio Method] |