| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATLAS | A Toroidal LHC Apparatus |
| ESMS | Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| DOCA | Deoxycorticosterone Acetate |
| SAFM | Scanning Acoustic Force Microscopy |
| PLAP | Pulsed-laser Atom Probe |
| HEIS | High Energy Ion Scattering |
| I AND C | Instrumentation And Control |
| LTPL | Low Temperature Photoluminescence |
| NCE | New Chemical Entity |
| DMS | Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor |