| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
| FOCAL | Francais Ocean Et Climat Dans L'Atlantique Equatorial |
| SERHF | Symmetry-equivalenced Restricted Hartree-Fock |
| OTEQ | One-dimensional Transport With Equilibria Calculations |
| SHS | Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis |
| ICSS | Isobaric Crystallization From Supercritical Solution |
| CNDO/S | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/spectroscopic |
| MFS | Major Facilitator Superfamily |
| LEPS | London-Eyring-Polanyi-Sato (potential-energy Surface) |
| TIG | Tungsten Inert Gas (welding) |