| Acronym | Meaning |
| HAADF | High-angle Annular Dark-field |
| HD | Sulfur Mustard |
| PLID | Pulsed Laser Induced Desorption |
| ISTS | Impulsive Stimulated Thermal Scattering [a Laser-based Ultrasonic Technique] |
| ADAM | A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease Domain |
| ECWR | Electron Cyclotron Wave Resonance |
| FEM | Field Emission Microscopy |
| CAHF | Configuration-averaged Hartree-Fock |
| CAST | Cyclic Activated Sludge Technol. |
| MGVB | Modified Generalized Valence Bond |