| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCE | New Chemical Entity |
| PETRA | Plasma Engineering And Technology Research Assembly |
| MAGIC | Monodisperse Aerosol Generation Interface For Combining Liquid Chromatography With Mass Spectrometry |
| TLHJ | Triple-layer Heterojunction |
| MCPA | 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid |
| SDA | Structure-directing Agent |
| APWP | Apparent Polar Wander Path |
| NAS | Naval Air Station |
| RASA | Regional Aquifer Systems Analysis (program Of USGS) |
| EFISH | Elec. Field-induced 2nd-harmonic Generation |