| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSDA | Weighted Spin-density Approxn. |
| MIS | Metal-insulator-semiconductor (solar Cells) |
| TFELD | Thin Film Electroluminescent Device |
| POM | Particulate Organic Matter |
| MCY | Matsuoka-Clementi-Yoshimine (potential Function) |
| CEPT | Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein |
| PACVD | Plasma-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| VPT | Variational Perturbation Theory |
| RME | Reasonably Maximally Exposed |
| PCA | Procoagulant Activity |