| Acronym | Meaning |
| BID | Brinell Indentation Diameter |
| MESA | Maximum Entropy Spectral Analysis |
| OMBD | Organic Molecular Beam Deposition |
| AMS | Alpha Methyl Styrene |
| LIESA | Laser Induced Emission Spectral Analysis |
| SOLSE | Shuttle Ozone Limb Sounding Experiment |
| BLM | Bureau Of Land Management |
| OBD | Optical Beam Deflection |
| QCPE | Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange |
| MET | Many Electron Theory (for Singlet Ground State) |