| Acronym | Meaning |
| COBE | Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA) |
| SSH | Su-Schieffer-Heeger (model Hamiltonian For Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| DLTFS | Deep Level Transient Fourier Spectroscopy |
| CMO | Complex Molecular Orbital Method |
| UHMPE | Ultra High Modulus Polyethylene |
| IRIS | Incorporated Research Institutes For Seismology |
| MGED | Microarray Gene Expression Database |
| LCCO | Light Catalytic Cycle Oil |
| PLIF | Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| RAHB | Resonance-assisted Hydrogen Bond |