| Acronym | Meaning |
| NMC | New Muon Collaboration |
| CEC | Cation Exchange Capacity |
| MAPLE | Matrix-assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation |
| CIPAC | Collaborative International Pesticides Analytical Council |
| DECSY | Double-quantum Coherence Echo Correlated Spectroscopy |
| NIS | Neutron Inelastic-scattering |
| LGFSTF | Liquefied Gaseous Fuels Spill Test Facility (DOE Mercury |
| LTMED | Low Temperature Multi-effect Distillation |
| SMR | Standardized Mortality Ratios |
| KRMP2 | Kramers Restricted Moeller-Plesset Second-order (perturbation Theory) |