| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council (Canada) |
| THG | Third Harmonic Generation |
| STEP | Solar Terrestrial Energy Program |
| CNTF | Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor |
| NPOX | Nonpurgeable Organic Halide |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| DSTD | Dynamic Surface Tension Detection |
| TCM | Tunneling Current Microscopy |
| RPC | Regional Planning Commission |
| DWBA | Distorted-wave Born Approxn. |