| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLAD | Glancing Angle Deposition |
| MAT | Microactivity Tests |
| ROBK2 | Relativistic Second-order Oppenheimer-Brinkman-Kramers (in Ion-scattering Calcns.) |
| CLA | Conjugated Linoleic Acid |
| DDAB | Didodecyldimethylammonium Bromide |
| GFQMC | Green Function Quantum Monte Carlo |
| FOPPA | First-order Polarization Propagator Approach |
| SPEAR | Stanford Positron Electron Accelerating Ring |
| ITFA | Iterative Target Factor Analysis |
| LCM | Liquid Composite Molding |