| Acronym | Meaning |
| IETS | Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy |
| SVET | Scanning Vibrating Electrode Technique |
| UTS | Ultimate Tensile Strength |
| FFM | Finite Field Method (in Mol. Polarizabilities Calcns.) |
| ALOTS | Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System |
| IMAGE | International Monitor For Auroral Geomagnetic Effects |
| NDB | Nucleic Acid Database |
| TSME | Two-state Molecular Expansion (method In Collisions Calcn.) |
| DPSS | Diode-pumped Solid-state |
| SCNT | Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer |