| Acronym | Meaning |
| HTLA | Heat-treatable Low Alloy (steel) |
| MAPLE | Madelung Part Of Lattice Energy |
| ULIRG | Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy |
| RPV | Reactor Pressure Vessel |
| DOSY | Diffusion-ordered Spectroscopy (NMR) |
| EMPT | Effective Medium Percolation Theory |
| CHAP | Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel |
| PTDS | Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy |
| ESMS | Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| FFTB | Final Focus Test Beam |