| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPSE | Optically Pumped Stimulated Emission |
| ASK | Apoptosis Signal-regulating Kinase |
| TFELD | Thin Film Electroluminescent Device |
| OCEC | Open-channel Electrochromatography |
| PCM | Phase Contrast Microscopy |
| NSH | Normalized Spherical Harmonic (hamiltonian) |
| AMV | Avian Myeloblastosis Virus |
| MAOS | Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis |
| GGA | Generalized Gradient Approxn. |
| J(Z)CCS | J(z)-conserving Coupled States Method (for Rotationally Inelastic Atom-molecule Collisions |