| Acronym | Meaning |
| LPE | Liquid-phase Epitaxy |
| EAA | Essential Amino Acids |
| AREELS | Angle-resolved Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| AOT60 | Accumulated Ozone Exposure Above A Threshold Value Of 60 Ppb |
| AIRDAS | Airborne Infrared Disaster Assessment System |
| SC-HL | Self-consistent Heitler-London |
| ESE | Electron Spin Echo |
| SPF | Simons-Parr-Finlan (potential Function) |
| HHE | Health Hazard Evaluation |
| ITFW | Improved Thomas-Fermi-Weizaecker (model) |