| Acronym | Meaning |
| HBAR | High-overtone Bulk Acoustic Resonator |
| MBESO | Maximum Bond Energy Symmetry Orbital |
| SS | Space Station |
| EBDC | Ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (fungicide) |
| GSMBE | Gas Source Molecular-beam Epitaxy |
| VHL | Von-Hippel Lindau |
| HPCIC | High-performance Chelation Ion Chromatography |
| IPCS | International Program On Chemical Safety |
| TSFZ | Traveling Solvent Floating Zone |
| HRV | Human Rotavirus |