| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIXET | Proton Induced X-ray Emission Tomography |
| SPA | Shielded-potential Approxn. (in Electronic Structure) |
| LSSV | Linear Sweep Stripping Voltammetry |
| IRS | Internal Recognition Subsequence |
| GVB-PP | Generalized Valence Bond-perfect Pairing (wave Function) |
| VIMS | Visible And IR Mapping Spectrometer |
| HMC | Hybrid Monte Carlo |
| BDT | Best Demonstrated Technology |
| HPM | Hypervirial-perturbative Method |
| MCR | Minimum Creep Rate |