| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSS | Multispectral Scanner |
| TBC | Thermal Barrier Coating |
| PRINS | Primed In Situ DNA Synthesis |
| BEBO | Bond Energy Bond Order Method |
| SCC | Source Classification Code |
| CHES | 3-(cyclohexylamino)ethylsulfonic Acid |
| PTCR | Positive Temperature Coefficient Of Resistance (of Semiconductors) |
| FRM | Federal Reference Method |
| PMF | Progressive Massive Fibrosis |
| CP-LSDA | Car-Parrinello Local Spin Density Functional |