| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIRR | Polarized IR Reflection |
| RTP | Reinforced Thermoplastic |
| TFC | Thin Film Composite Membrane |
| QIP | Quality Improvement Program |
| GCG | Genetics Computer Group |
| ALMR | Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor |
| CMP | Chemical Mechanical Polishing |
| MAO | Methyl Aluminoxanes |
| GIXAS | Grazing Incidence X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SGO | Spherical Gaussian Orbital |