| Acronym | Meaning |
| SDA | Structure-directing Agent |
| HREELS | High-resolution Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| MDA | Metal Deactivator |
| CAHF | Configuration-averaged Hartree-Fock |
| UMP | Unrestricted Moeller-Plesset |
| SF1 | Steroidogenic Factor 1 |
| NOW | Nonhazardous Oil Field Waste |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| INDO/2-AHP | INDO/2-average Hole Potential |