| Acronym | Meaning |
| DSPES | Depth-selective Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| HTSS | Hierarchical Tree Substructure Search |
| CAM | Complex Angular Momentum (for Rotationally Inelastic Scattering) |
| PRP | Prion Protein |
| ISTS | Impulsive Stimulated Thermal Scattering [a Laser-based Ultrasonic Technique] |
| MHF | Multiple Hearth Furnace (for Incineration) |
| PEMA | Pseudoeffective Mass Approxn. (for Impurity Energy Levels In Semiconductors) |
| CIBL | Convective Internal Boundary Layer |
| DWPO | Distorted Wave Polarized Orbital |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |