| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEMAS | Complete Element Matrix Analysis From Scattering |
| HW | Hazardous Waste |
| WATOC | World Association Of Theoretically Oriented Chemists |
| EBRT | Empty-bed Residence Time |
| QIOS | Quantum Infinite-order Sudden (method For Collisions) |
| RPTP | Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase |
| CHESS | Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source |
| HIM | Hydroxy Interlayered Minerals (clay Minerals) |
| DAFS | Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |