| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent Density-functional Theory |
| PRINS | Primed In Situ DNA Synthesis |
| ASA | Alternancy Symmetry Adapted (method For Spin-independent Hamiltonians For Alternant Hydrocarbons) |
| TOF | Turnover Frequency |
| TFFF | Thermal Field Flow Fractionation |
| SIRTF | Space Infrared Telescope Facility |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| LTEC | Linear Thermal Expansion Coefficient |
| SBMF | Slave-boson Mean Field (in Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| FASS | Field-amplified Sample Stacking |