| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESCORT | Error Self-compensation Reached By Tau-scrambling |
| WPI | Whey Protein Isolate |
| MERIS | Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| GFA | Glass-forming Ability |
| QDM | Quadrature Discretization Method (in Electron Transport Properties Calcns.) |
| OCIS | Optics Classification And Indexing Scheme |
| LEELS | Low Energy Electron Loss Spectroscopy |
| GVB-CI | Generalized Valence Bond-configuration Interaction (wave Function) |
| TIE | Toxicity Identification Evaluation |
| HUD | Housing And Urban Development |