| Acronym | Meaning |
| PATOLIS | Patent Online Information System |
| LHPG | Laser-heated Pedestal Growth |
| BCS-CRM | British Chemical Standard-Certified Reference Material |
| BRS | Biennial Reporting System |
| BAMGAR | Barium Magnesium Germanate Garnet |
| NARL | National Air And Radiation Laboratory |
| CIBE | Continuous Interfacial Bilayer Electrode |
| OMBD | Organic Molecular Beam Deposition |
| CELIAS | Charge, Element And Isotope Analysis System |
| VCA | Virtual Crystal Approximation |