| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADO | Average Dipole Orientation |
| MCVP | Metal Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| CLM | Contained Liquid Membrane |
| SMFS | Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy |
| VSD | Virtually Safe Dose |
| ISLOCA | Inter-system Loss-of-coolant Accident |
| TOG | Total Organic Gas |
| HTSUS | Harmonized Tariff System U.S. |
| FRS | Forced Rayleigh Scattering |
| NAD | Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide |