| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAXPS | Selected Area X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| BLEVE | Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion |
| HPAM | Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide |
| LSDSIC | Local-spin-density Self-interaction-correction Approxn. (in Total Energy Calcns. For Atoms) |
| TSA | Temperature Swing Adsorption |
| LOCOS | Local Oxidation Of Silicon |
| SON | Supraoptic Nucleus |
| AMN | Alkali Metal Nitrite(s) |
| DTS | Diametral Tensile Strength |
| TIAS | Technology Investment Assessment Screen |