| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOAC | Association Of Official Analytical Chemists |
| QXRD | Quantitative X-ray Diffraction |
| CTE | Charge-transfer Efficiency |
| MS | Mass Spectrometer |
| INCENP | Inner Centromere Protein |
| B3LYP | A Density Functional Method Due To Lee |
| DPA | Differential Pulse Amperometry |
| CPM | Crucible Particle Metallurgy |
| MES | Molecular Emission Spectroscopy |
| EFISH | Elec. Field-induced 2nd-harmonic Generation |