| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIMS | Surface Impoundment Modeling System |
| G.P. | Guinier-Preston Zone |
| AMC | Alkyd Molding Compound |
| VO/CI | Virtual Orbital/configuration Interaction |
| PLAD | Pulsed Laser Ablation Deposition |
| GPSC | Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter |
| SPOS | Solid Phase Organic Synthesis |
| VCDW | Vector Charge-density Wave |
| SPARC | Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition |
| BMA | British Medical Association |