| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPES | Photopyroelectric Spectroscopy |
| SEMI | Semiconductor Equipment And Materials Institute |
| NMPIMC | Normal Mode Path Integral Monte Carlo |
| SLBO | Strictly Localized Bond Orbital |
| BZR | Benzodiazepine Receptor |
| MECA | Multiple Excitation Collisional Activation |
| CMC | Ceramic Matrix Composite |
| CSDW | Centrifugal Sudden (or Coupled States) Distorted Wave (methodfor Reactive Mol. Collisions) |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| EDC | Electron Energy Distribution Curve |