| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHA | Chemical Hamiltonian Approach |
| TIGR | The Institute For Genomic Research |
| PNEC | Predicted No-effect Concentration |
| DQW | Double Quantum Well |
| LMTD | Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference |
| PPBA | Plane-wave Plane-wave Born Approximation |
| SNMS | Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry |
| RFETS | Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site |
| HFE | Hot-feed Extrusion |
| IGFET | Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor |