| Acronym | Meaning |
| GO | Generalized Overlap |
| CGCP | Canadian Global Change Program |
| APG | Antisymmetrized Product Of Geminals (wave Function) |
| TLC | Thin-layer Chromatography |
| RPD | Relative Percent Difference |
| MIDAS | Metal Ion-dependent Adhesion Site |
| TRXRD | Time-resolved X-ray Diffraction |
| HDD | Hard Disk Drive |
| HOPG | Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite |
| DSCF | Direct Self-consistent Field |