| Acronym | Meaning |
| LMTO | Linear Muffin-tin Orbital |
| MOCVD | Metal Org. Chem. Vapor Deposition |
| SCCF | Self-consistent Crystal Field (method For Calcns. On Molecular Crystals) |
| MALT | Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue |
| FCA | Frozen-core Appproximation |
| NIEL | Non-ionizing Energy Loss |
| CTIOSA | Charge-transfer Infinite Order Sudden Approxn. |
| ECAMSI | Electron Configuration Analysis For Many-system Interactions |
| GRVB | Generalized Resonating Valence Bond |
| LCAO CO | Linear Combination Of Atomic Orbitals Crystal Orbital |