| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMI | Fermilab Main Injector |
| MADIX | Macromolecular Design Via The Interchange Of Xanthates (polymn. Using Xanthates As Chain Transfer Agents) |
| DVD | Digital Video Disk |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| MRL | Minimum Reporting Level |
| THM | Traveling Heater Method |
| EOIM | Energetic Oxygen Interaction With Materials |
| CPS | Centimeter/second Viscosity Measurement |
| CMBH | Capped Mesa Buried Heterostructure |
| PPC | Polypropylene Carbonate |