| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMD | Intermetal Dielectric |
| BIR | Baculovirus IAP Repeat |
| PHC | Photonic Crystal |
| AER | Atmospheric And Environmental Research |
| TEF | Toxicity Equivalency Factor |
| SREBP | Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein |
| TDHG | Time-dependent Hartree Grid (quantum Method) |
| AMNH | American Museum Of Natural History |
| LSNMS | Laser Secondary Neutral Mass Spectroscopy |
| SPW | Symmetrized Plane Wave |