| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPFD | Simons-Parr-Finlan-Dunham (interat. Potential) |
| IGFET | Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor |
| PETEOS | Plasma-enhanced Tetraethylorthosilicate |
| OPIM | Other Potential Infectious Material |
| ARC | Antireflection Coating |
| STHF | Single-term Hartree-Fock |
| RPDWR | Revised Primary Drinking Water Regulations |
| NADC | Sodium Deoxycholate |
| GRI | Gas Research Institute |
| AMEL | Active-matrix Electroluminescent |