| Acronym | Meaning |
| FALS | Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| PSTM | Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
| NPAPS | Non-phase Alternation Pulse Sequence |
| ODPA | 4,4'-oxydiphthalic Anhydride |
| EMT | Effective Mass Theory (in Electronic Wave Functions Calcn.) |
| PWETF | Plane-wave Electronic Translational Factor (ion-atom Collisions) |
| PMDL | Practical Method Detection Limit |
| GLIMPSE | Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire |
| CAU | Carbon Adsorption Unit |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence) |