| Acronym | Meaning |
| HTSC | High Temperature Superconductor |
| SSC | Superconducting Super Collider |
| DLM | Diffuse Layer Model (of Adsorption) |
| MCP | Model Core Potential |
| ASO | Atomic Spin Orbital |
| NMMO | N-methylmorpholine N-oxide |
| PWSB | Plane-wave Second Born |
| SEAM | Scanning Electron Acoustic Microscopy |
| BCCP | Biotin Carboxyl-carrier Protein |
| SIA | Stepwise Isothermal Analysis |