| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESIPT | Excited-state Intramolecular Proton Transfer |
| MOVPE | Metallo-organic Vapor-phase Epitaxy |
| HPSN | Hot-pressed Silicon Nitride |
| ODP | Ocean Drilling Program |
| EHB | Extended Hubbard (hamiltonian) |
| HRV | Heart Rate Variability |
| IMAGE | Imager For Magnetosphere-to-Aurora Global Exploration |
| HID | Helium Ionization Detector |
| MQES | Metastable-quenched Electron Spectroscopy |
| IPIECA | International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association |