| Acronym | Meaning |
| LMR | Laser Magnetic Resonance |
| GA | Genetic Algorithm |
| SOC | Synthetic Organic Chemical |
| FACTS | Facilities And Company Tracking System |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| BLAST | Basic Local Alignment Search Tool |
| NEMD | Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics |
| PLC | Polymer Liquid Crystal |
| MBPM | Maximum Bubble Pressure Method |
| SDSS | Sloan Digital Sky Survey |