| Acronym | Meaning |
| POLARIS | Photochem. Of Ozone Loss In The Arctic Region In Summer |
| PLC | Preparative (thin) Layer Chromatography |
| AKH | Adipokinetic Hormone |
| LPA | Linearized Propagator Approximation |
| SMPR | Specific Methane Production Rate |
| GWP | Gaussian Wave Packet |
| PET | Potential Evapotranspiration |
| HUVEC | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell |
| OLT | Orthotopic Liver Transplantation |
| BSA | Breathing-sphere Approxn. (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions) |