| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSM | Folded-sheet Mesoporous Material |
| ADARD | Acid Deposition And Atmospheric Research Division |
| JCPDS | Joint Committee On Powder Diffraction Standards |
| PACAP | Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Polypeptide |
| EHLS | Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| NBD | Nucleotide Binding Domain |
| LDS | Leak Detection System |
| MRSPT | Modified Rayleigh-Schroedinger Perturbation Theory |
| MOFT | Minimum Oil Film Thickness |