| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABXP | Ab Initio Dv-x.alpha. Point Charge Approxn. (in Solid Surface Electronic Structure Calcn.) |
| BSQ | Boson Second Quantization |
| TUNEL | Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-mediated DUTP Nick End-labeling |
| CDAA | Choline-deficient L-amino Acid Defined Diet |
| ASGP | Aerobic Suspended Growth Process |
| TSMG | Top-seeded Melt Growth |
| DFZ | Dislocation Free Zone |
| ECP | Exchange Core Polarization |
| TPMB | Two-potential-modified Born (approxn. In Inelastic Collisions) |
| GDP | Glow Discharge Plasma (for Atomic Emission Spectrometry) |