| Acronym | Meaning |
| BLIS | BACT/LAER Information System |
| IPC | Integrated Pollution Control |
| ELOG | Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth |
| XCC | Expectation-value Coupled-cluster (in Correlation Energies And Electronic Properties Of Many-electron Systems Calcns.) |
| FKN | Field-Koros-Noyes (mechanism) |
| OWVP | Outgoing Wave Variational Principle |
| EMER | Electromagnetic Molecular Electronic Resonance |
| BOA | Bidirectional Orbital Approximation (in Valence Bond Theory) |
| HSE | Health And Safety Executive |
| RBAO | Reaction-bonded Aluminum Oxide |