| Acronym | Meaning |
| LCST | Lower Critical Solution Temperature |
| CCFL | Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp |
| GIXR | Grazing Incidence X-ray Reflectivity |
| IRS | Inverse Raman Scattering |
| SPPD | Spin Polarized Photoelectron Diffraction |
| SCLC | Space Charge Limited Current |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide Polymorphism |
| HNBR | Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-butadiene Rubber |
| BIA | Batch Injection Analysis |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance/quality Control |