| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOLE | Molecular Optics Laser Examiner |
| HFP | Hartree-Fock Perturbation |
| THEED | Transmission High-energy Electron Diffraction |
| GFF | Glass Fiber Filter |
| QVB | Quasiempirical Valence Bond (method) |
| PMPIN | Pre-Manufacturing And Pre-Importation Notification |
| IMP | Inosine 5'-phosphate |
| MSD | Mass Selective Detector |
| USANS | Ultra-small-angle Neutron Scattering |
| SAFM | Scanning Attractive Force Microscopy |