| Acronym | Meaning |
| FLC | Ferroelec. Liq. Crystal |
| LPVD | Laser Physical Vapor Deposition |
| SVOC | Semivolatile Organic Compounds |
| ILZRO | International Lead Zinc Research Organization |
| IEDM | International Electron Devices Meeting |
| TUES | Tubingen Ultraviolet Echelle Spectrometer |
| LGIC | Ligand-gated Ion Channel |
| ECRA | Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act |
| AGE | Advanced Glycosylation End Product |
| OWVP | Outgoing Wave Variational Principle |