| Acronym | Meaning |
| UPOT | Union Pacific Oxidation Test |
| LHPG | Laser-heated Pedestal Growth |
| PVF | Poly(vinyl Fluoride) |
| CHORTLE | Carbon-hydrogen Correlation From One-dimensional Polarization-transfer Spectra By Least-squares Analysis |
| CHORUS | CERN Hybrid Oscillation Research Apparatus |
| HERS | High Energy Range Spectrometer |
| SOGVB | Strongly-orthogonal Generalized Valence-bond (wave Function) |
| TSA | Temperature Swing Adsorption |
| LENA | Low-energy Neutral Atom |
| SSOP | Sequence Specific Oligonucleotide Probe |