| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIAID | National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases |
| HIM | Hydroxy Interlayered Minerals (clay Minerals) |
| LSD-SCF | Local Superdirect-self-consistent Field |
| MCE | Microchannel Epitaxy |
| ELEPS | Extended London-Eyring-Polyani-Sato (potential Energy Surface) |
| FOCI | First-order Configuration Interaction |
| SASF | Straight Anisotropic Single-mode Fiber |
| RSP | Respirable Suspended Particulates |
| COBRAS | Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite |
| NME | New Molecular Entity |