| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESE MO | Essential-structure-elements Molecular Orbital |
| UCST | Upper Critical Solution Temperature |
| SPALEED | Spot Profile Analysis Low Energy Electron Diffraction |
| LAMPRE | Los Alamos Molten Plutonium Reactor Experiment |
| ARDS | Airborne Research Data System |
| FPT | Finite Perturbation Theory |
| FSOT | Fused Silica Open Tubular |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| BSO | Buthionine Sulfoximine |
| IFT | Interfacial Tension |