| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAM | Sterile Alpha Motif |
| PHOTOSELEX | Photochemical Systematic Evolution Of Ligands By Exponential Enrichment |
| LTU | Land Treatment Unit |
| CSWP | Centrifugal Sudden [or Coupled States] Wave Packet Method |
| CLEIA | Chemiluminescent Enzyme Immunoassay |
| AEY | Auger Electron Yield |
| PSA | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive |
| QRIOSA | Quantum Reactive Infinite Order Sudden Approxn. |
| SLMO | Symmetry-adapted Semilocalized Molecular Orbital |
| LFER | Linear Free Energy Relationship |