| Acronym | Meaning |
| EIAES | Electron Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| RHEED | Reflection High-energy Electron Diffraction |
| CRQL | Contract Required Quantitation Limit |
| EMT | Effective-medium Theory (of Bonding In Metallic Systems) |
| PI | Pollution Index |
| SPOS | Solid Phase Organic Synthesis |
| PTIS | Photothermal Ionization Spectroscopy |
| GFQMC | Green Function Quantum Monte Carlo |
| UHPLC | Ultrahigh-pressure Liquid Chromatography |
| IPHAS | The INT/WFC Photometric H-alpha Survey Of The Northern Galactic Plane |