| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPR | Net Protein Retention |
| VGAAS | Vapor Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| VAWI | Variable Wavelength Interferometry |
| CTMP | Chemico-thermomechanical Pulping |
| IGA | Inert-gas Atomization |
| SAPHIR | Spectrometer Arrangement For Photon Induced Reactions |
| GFMC | Green Function Monte Carlo (quantum Method) |
| NBS | Nuclear Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| SPICE | Simulation Program With Integral Circuit Emphasis |
| LO | Localized Orbital |