| Acronym | Meaning |
| MGE | Mobile Genetic Element |
| VCSEL | Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser |
| MCF | Mutually Consistent Field Method (in Calcns. On Intermolecular Interactions) |
| PEDS | Plasma-enhanced Deposition System |
| SCRPA | Self-consistent Random Phase Approximation |
| DMDS | Dimethyl Disulfide |
| JOSO | Joint Organization For Solar Observations |
| TSA | Thermal Swing Adsorption |
| RHT | Restricted Hueckel Method |
| SPIO | Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide |