| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASLEEP | Automated Scanning Low Energy Electron Probe |
| HMS | High-manganese Silicide (semiconductor Thermoelectric Material) |
| VIM | Vacuum Induction Melting |
| HMAC | Hazardous Materials Advisory Council |
| LUC | Large Unit Cell Semiempirical Approxn. (for Band Structure) |
| CMSM | Continuum Multiple-scattering Model |
| TRPO | Trialkylphosphine Oxide |
| QPM | Quasiparticle Phonon Model |
| DC | Blood-air Distribution Coefficient |
| KIE | Kinetic Isotope Effect |