TABLE OF CONTENTS | As | = arsenic |
| AsH 3 | = arsenic hydride |
| B 2H 6 | = diborane |
| CO | = carbon monoxide |
| CO 2 | = carbon dioxide |
| Er | = erbium |
| Ga | = gallium |
| GaAlAs | = gallium aluminium arsenide |
| GaAs | = gallium arsenide |
| Ge | = germanium |
| H 2 | = hydrogen |
| Ho | = holmium |
| In | = indium |
| InAlAs | = indium aluminium arsenide |
| InAs | = indium arsenide |
| InGaAs | = indium gallium arsenide |
| InP | = indium phosphide |
| InSb | = indium antimonide |
| La | = lanthanum |
| LaF 3 | = lanthanum fluoride |
| La 2O 3 | = lanthanum oxide |
| LaFeO 3 | = lanthanum iron oxide |
| Li | = lithium |
| Na | = sodium |
| Nd | = neodymium |
| NO | = nitric oxide |
| NO 2 | = nitrogen dioxide |
| NO x | = nitrogen oxides |
| O 3 | = ozone |
| PH 3 | = phosphine |
| Sb | = antimony |
| Si | = silicon |
| SiC | = silicon carbide |
| SiO 2 | = silicon dioxide (quartz) |
| SmFeO 3 | = samarium iron oxide |
| SO 2 | = sulphur dioxide |
| SrTiO 3 | = strontium titanate |
| Tm | = thulium |
| Y | = yttrium |
| Yb | = ytterbium |
| ZnO | = zinc oxide |
| ZnS | = zinc sulphide |
| ZnSe | = zinc selenide |
