| Acronym | Meaning |
| TLCP | Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer |
| BMC | Bulk-molding Compound |
| VQMC | Variational Quantum Monte Carlo |
| SANDS | Stratospheric Aitken Nuclei Detection System |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent Density-functional Theory |
| TSSMS | Time Sharing Service Management System |
| DCPC | Division Of Cancer Prevention And Control |
| MCM 41 | Mobil Catalytic Material 41 |
| OMVPE | Organometallic Vapor-phase Epitaxy |
| ASU | Air Separation Unit |