| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRS | Internal Recognition Subsequence |
| SREBP | Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein |
| PSD | Post-source Decay |
| NAIM | Nucleotide Analog Interference Mapping |
| DSCCR | Diffractive Sudden-closed Coupled Rotation (for Mol.-surface Scattering Calcns.) |
| CMP | Chemical Mechanical Polishing |
| WBG | Wide-band Gap |
| LLS | Linear-least Squares |
| SDA | Strand Displacement Amplification |
| DMS | Dimethyl Sulfide |