| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDC | Glow Discharge Cleaning |
| PINS | Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy |
| VU-LCC | Valence-universal-linear Coupled Cluster |
| PPKTP | Periodically Poled KTiOPO4 |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
| ATRS | Attenuated Total Reflection Spectroscopy |
| UHPLC | Ultrahigh-pressure Liquid Chromatography |
| EDF | Energy Density Functional (theory In Electronic-property Calcn.) |
| HFSE | High Field Strength Element(s) |
| HWGTF | Hazardous Waste Groundwater Task Force |