| Acronym | Meaning |
| SR-CCD | Single Reference-CCD |
| MRNA | Messenger Ribonucleic Acid |
| LPCVD | Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| EDC | Electron Energy Distribution Curve |
| MPF | Maturation-promoting Factor |
| SISF | Superlattice Intrinsic Stacking Fault |
| PWTM | Plane-wave T-matrix (for Electron-atom Scattering) |
| NACEPT | National Advisory Council For Environmental Policy And Technology |
| CLS | Core Level Spectroscopy |
| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |