| Acronym | Meaning |
| PTMT | Poly (tetramethylene Terephthalate) |
| SAD | Selected Area Diffraction Patterns (crystal Chemistry) |
| LHPG | Laser-heated Pedestal Growth |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| SRXRF | Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Fluorescence |
| NTTC | National Technical Transfer Center |
| ASO | Atomic Spin Orbital |
| SNAP | Significant New Alternative Policy |
| PHO | Pseudoharmonic Oscillator |
| APC | Adenomatous Polyposis Coli |