| Acronym | Meaning |
| DSCCR | Diffractive Sudden-closed Coupled Rotation (for Mol.-surface Scattering Calcns.) |
| BSE | Bulk Silicate Earth |
| CNRS | Centre Nationale De La Recherche Scientifique (France) |
| SDA | Structure-directing Agent |
| HFWG | Hollow Fiber Waveguide |
| NCMET | Nonclosed Shell Many Electron Theory |
| PM10 | Particulate Matter |
| CJCP | Corrected Coupled J Cross-polarization Spectra |
| IGAIM | Individual Gages (for) Atoms In Molecules |
| WFPC2 | Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 |