| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHORTLE | Carbon-hydrogen Correlation From One-dimensional Polarization-transfer Spectra By Least-squares Analysis |
| PAS | Positron Annihilation Spectrometry |
| IDSA | Infectious Diseases Society Of America |
| DW | Dry Weight |
| ACNK | Al2O3/(CaO + Na2O + K2O) |
| ASA | Alternancy Symmetry Adapted (method For Spin-independent Hamiltonians For Alternant Hydrocarbons) |
| MSC | Multiplicative Scatter Correction |
| PW-LDA | Plane Wave-local Density Approxn. |
| HESS | High Energy Stereoscopic System |
| SDY | Spin Drawn Yarn |