| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBIR | Energy Based Integral Retention (in Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| NVSS | NRAO VLA Sky Survey |
| QITMS | Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection |
| AEM | Auger Electron Microscopy |
| SAPS | Spherical Average Pseudopotential |
| ASM | Acoustic Surface Measurement |
| PISCES | Power Plant Integrated Systems: Chem. Emission Studies |
| MCS | Multiple Cloning Site |
| UHMWPE | Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene |