| Acronym | Meaning |
| WBG | Wide-band Gap |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite |
| IUCR | International Union Of Crystallography |
| CVOC | Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compound |
| DHMS | Dense Hydrous Magnesium Silicates |
| ACC | Approximate Coupled Cluster |
| FMIR | Frustrated Multiple Internal Reflection |
| NDPD | National Data Processing Division |
| AAAS | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| SET | Single Electron Transfer |