| Acronym | Meaning |
| DPC | Differential Photocalorimetry |
| SOFIA | Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy |
| QPT | Quasiparticle Tunneling |
| HAUP | High Accuracy Universal Polarimeter |
| CVG | Chemical Vapor Generation |
| XSAD | X-ray Small Angle Diffraction |
| BLB | Brillouin-Levy-Berthier (theorem In MO Theory) |
| HHS | Health And Human Services Department |
| DTCI | 3,3'-diethylthiacarbocyanine Iodide |
| MAER | Maximum Allowable Emission Rate |