| Acronym | Meaning |
| SWNT | Single-wall Nanotube |
| SCFX-CI | Excited-state Self-consistent Field Configuration Interaction |
| BDTT | Brittle-to-ductile Transition Temperature |
| LAD | Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency |
| SLAPW | Surface Linearized Augmented Plane Wave |
| DWPE | Distorted-wave (with) Polarization (and) Exchange |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| HSRC | Hazardous Substance Research Center |
| GFCS | Gas Filter Correlation Spectroscopy |
| HG-AAS | Hydride Generation-at. Absorption Spectroscopy |