| Acronym | Meaning |
| RARE | Retinoic Acid-response Element |
| BMD | Born-Mayer (plus) Dispersion (potential Function) |
| LEP | Light Emitting Polymer |
| NDDN | National Dry Deposition Network (US EPA) |
| AQM | Acenaphthenequinone Monoxime |
| AMO | Alternant Molecular Orbital |
| PCS | Photon Correlation Spectroscopy |
| EWIA | Eikonal (distorted) Wave Impulse Approxn. (for Scattering) |
| VPE | Vapor-phase Epitaxy |
| QAS | Quality Assurance Standard |