| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIMS | Negative Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| SPW | Symmetrized Plane Wave |
| PETN | Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate |
| IMC | Intermetallic Matrix Composite |
| SQW | Single Quantum Well |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
| SPC | Solid Phase Crystallization |
| ORC | Origin Recognition Complex |
| MTF | Multiple Tube Fermentation |
| NSH | Normalized Spherical Harmonic (hamiltonian) |