| Acronym | Meaning |
| BN | Boron Nitride |
| MCTDH | Multiconfigurational Time-dependent Hartree (theory) |
| ECTDMS | Electrochemical Thermal Desorption Mass Spectroscopy |
| FFM | Friction Force Microscopy |
| BBO | Bonding Bond Orbital |
| VISITT | Vendor Information System For Innovative Treatment Technology (US EPA) |
| RIOS | Reactive Infinite-order Sudden (at.-mol. Reactive Collisions) |
| TIGER | Triangulation-Identification For The Genetic Evaluation Of Risk |
| QSERR | Quantitative Structure-enantioselective Retention Relationships |
| PGP | Previous Glacial Period (glacial Maximum Of O18 Stage 6; Predates The LGM) |