| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOVPE | Metallo-organic Vapor-phase Epitaxy |
| GEA | Gradient-expansion Approxn. (in Exchange-energy Calcns.) |
| IPIRDW | Independent-process (and) Isolated-resonance (approxn. Using) Distorted Waves |
| APT | Attached Proton Test |
| SLI | Somatic Liver Index |
| LASS | Laser-assisted Spark Spectroscopy |
| IOA | International Ozone Association |
| TLCP | Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer |
| ORFEUS | Orbiting Retrievable Far And Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers |
| IFFE | Immune Free Flow Electrophoresis |