| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARB | Air Resources Board (California) |
| YIG | Yttrium Iron Garnet |
| BD | Brueckner (orbitals With) Double (substitution) (in Electron Correlation) |
| BTUGA | Bonded Tableau Unitary Group Approach |
| CFM | Chemical Force Microscopy |
| LIPM | Laser Integrating Plate Method |
| MIPAS | Michelson Interferometer For Passive Atmospheric Sounding |
| PCV | Positive Crankcase Ventilation |
| XRPD | X-ray Powder Diffraction |
| DLC | Diamondlike Carbon |