| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESDN | Electron Stimulated Desorption Of Neutrals |
| BOP | Benzyl Octyl Phthalate |
| NMDR | Nuclear Magnetic Double Resonance |
| PFNA | Pulsed Fast-neutron Analysis |
| NHFPT | Nonorthogonal Hartree-Fock Perturbation Theory |
| EMG | Exponentially Modified Gaussian |
| GDA | Glow Discharge Atomization (for Atomic Absorption Spectrometry) |
| GIPQ | Gage Invariant Periodic Quantization |
| EFG | Edge-defined Film Growth (of Semiconductors |
| IGES | Institute Of Global Environment And Society |