| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLC | Ground Level Concentration |
| CBO | Crude Born-Oppenheimer (wave Functions) |
| IAMAP | International Association Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Physics (ICSU) |
| MBR | Membrane Bioreactor |
| DCXRD | Double Crystal X-ray Diffraction |
| DOP | Dioctyl Phthalate |
| LHDAC | Laser Heated Diamond Anvil Cell |
| SSW | Solid-state Welding |
| AFRPL | Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA) |
| ULIRG | Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy |