| Acronym | Meaning |
| EIL | Electron Induced Luminescence |
| ESE | Exact Static-exchange (approxn. In Scattering Calcns.) |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| QMS | Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry |
| BARC | Bhabha Atomic Research Center |
| HTHS | High-temperature High-shear |
| LAMPRE | Los Alamos Molten Plutonium Reactor Experiment |
| BEBO | Bond Energy Bond Order Method |
| MNDO | Modified Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| G.P. | Guinier-Preston Zone |