| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESPI | Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry |
| OTS | Office Of Toxic Substances (USEPA) |
| PSI | Pollution Standard Index |
| CONTRAST | Connectivity Tracing Assignment Tools |
| GCM | Generator-coordinate Method |
| LCAT | Lecithin-cholesterol Acyltransferase |
| SQC | Statistical Quality Control |
| DEIS | Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| MRS | Materials Research Society |
| SHS | Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis |