| Acronym | Meaning |
| DAXRT | Double-axis Reflection X-ray Topography |
| ROVP | Reactance Operator Variational Principle |
| CMP | Capacitively Coupled Microwave Plasma |
| BESB | Biological Environmental Specimen Banking |
| IMS | Ion Mass Spectrometer |
| SRU | Soil Remediation Unit |
| PAIRS | Program For The Analysis Of Infrared Spectra |
| OGDR | Optogalvanic Double Resonance |
| ISE | Iterative Secular Equation (method For Solving The Schroedinger Equation) |
| CONCAWE | Conservation Of Clean Air And Water In Western Europe [European Community Organization] |