| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODS | Magneto-Optical Difference Spectroscopy |
| TMDSC | Temperature-modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| BLT | Bismuth Lanthanum Titanate |
| EMP | Empirical Pseudopotential Method |
| LPS | Laser Plasma Spectroscopy |
| BHTV | Borehole Televiewers |
| CMS | Corrective Measures Study |
| SCE | Short Channel Effect |
| SEE | Static Exact Exchange (approxn. In Electron-mol. Scattering) |
| PTP | Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase |