| Acronym | Meaning |
| DCA | Dressed-cluster Approximation (in Band-structure Calcns.) |
| CE | Capillary Electrophoresis |
| PTWI | Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake |
| VPS | Vacuum Plasma Spraying |
| MTO | Muffin-tin Orbital |
| HELP | Hydrologic Evaluation Of Landfill Performance Model |
| ZASA | Zinc 5-aminosalicylate |
| ESP | Electron Spin Polarization |
| TEP | Thermoelectric Power |
| TMB | Table Mesa Basalt (USGS Rock Standard) |