| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOM | Total Organic Matter |
| EPCE | Effective Pair Correlation Energy Method |
| VLSI | Very Large-scale Integration |
| SHRP | Strategic Highway Research Program |
| GEM | Genetically Engineered Microorganism |
| RTPM | Radical Triplet Pair Mechanism |
| SGMP | Sol-gel-microsphere Pelletization |
| LSR | Liquid Silicone Rubber |
| HFP | Hartree-Fock Perturbation |
| EIP | Economic Incentive Program |