| Acronym | Meaning |
| NNI | National Nanotechnology Initiative |
| TRIR | Time-resolved IR |
| ASD | Active Subslab Soil Depressurization (for Radon Minimization In Buildings) |
| RRM | Rayleigh-Ritz Method (for Quantum Calculations) |
| ISF | Interstitial Fluid |
| FRTP | Fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic |
| BTV | Breakthrough Volume (sorption Capacity Measurement) |
| ODT | Order-disorder Transition |
| E2PROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| MESP | Molecular Electrostatic Potential |