| Acronym | Meaning |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| EDA | Electron Donor-acceptor |
| EBS | Engineered Barrier System (for Hazardous Waste Disposal) |
| EMR | Electromagnetic Radiation |
| PREELS | Position-resolved Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| LSF | Laser-saturated Fluorescence |
| CBM | Constant Boiling Mixture |
| LAC | Liquid Adsorption Chromatography |
| SERI | Solar Energy Research Institute |
| LAPW | Linearized Augmented Plane Wave (for Band-structure Calcns.) |