| Acronym | Meaning |
| NTU | Number Of Transfer Units (in Packed Tower Aeration System) |
| DDSC | Dynamic Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| VADW | Vibrationally-adiabatic Distorted-wave Method |
| MOM | Modified Operator Method (for Energy-level Calcns.) |
| CMS | Corrective Measures Study |
| CLOS | Common Lisp Object System (language) |
| RFID | Radio-frequency Identification |
| SCF | Stem Cell Factor |
| EIG | Electrostatic Ion Guide |
| LHPG | Laser-heated Pedestal Growth |