| Acronym | Meaning |
| PVFM | Poly(vinyl Formal) |
| FSCT | Federation Of Societies For Coatings Technology |
| 3DAP | Three Dimensional Atom Probe |
| LOPT | Large-order Perturbation Theory |
| NCB | National Coal Board |
| IPAC | Infrared Processing And Analysis Center |
| BCA | Binary-collision Approximation |
| LHDC | Lube Hydrocracking Distillate Catalyst |
| SCOPW | Self-consistent Orthogonalized Plane Wave |
| CTIOSA | Charge-transfer Infinite Order Sudden Approxn. |