| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCD | Programmed Cell Death |
| TFRS | Transition Flow Reaction System |
| IPIRDW | Independent-process (and) Isolated-resonance (approxn. Using) Distorted Waves |
| EDR | Electrodialysis Reversal |
| SXPL | Soft X-ray Projection Lithography |
| UPVC | Unplasticized Poly(vinyl Chloride) |
| FNAL | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| RPM | Regional Project Managers |
| DIMPP | Differential Integrated Multiple Pulse Polarography |
| AS | Auger Spectroscopy |