| Acronym | Meaning |
| LOF | Lack Of Fit |
| APC | Anaphase-promoting Complex |
| OEMTB | One-electron Mol. Tight-binding (for Electronic Structure) |
| REPELS | Reemitted Positron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| ADPI | Air Diffuser Performance Index |
| CHDF | Capillary Hydrodynamic Fractionation |
| MTD | Mean Therapeutic Dose |
| MVCD | Magnetic Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| ICPD | Inductively Coupled Plasma Deposition |