| Acronym | Meaning |
| NLDA | Nonlocal Density Approxn. |
| LEEM | Low-energy Electron Microscopy |
| NEBOSH | National Examination Board In Occupational Safety And Health |
| LSP | Liquid-stabilized Plasma |
| CMP | Chemical Mechanical Polishing |
| SFRP | Stable Free Radical Polymerization |
| ADA | Adipic Acid |
| VOIP | Valence Orbital Ionization Potential |
| XEDS | X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy |
| FMM | Fast Multipole Method (algorithm For Coulomb Interactions Among Charge Distributions) |