| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMIR | Frustrated Multiple Internal Reflection |
| JCPDS | Joint Committee On Powder Diffraction Standards |
| SPA | Separated Pair Approxn. (wave Function) |
| OEP-SIC | Optimized Effective Potential Self-interaction Correction |
| SSQW | Strained Single Quantum Well |
| GFAA | Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption |
| AHG | Antihemophilic Globulin |
| BMD | Born-Mayer (plus) Dispersion (potential Function) |
| UBD | Under-bath Decarburization |
| PRIME | Plume Rise Model Enhancements |