| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICMR | Indian Council Of Medical Research |
| JFCA | Japan Fine Ceramics Association |
| PCBN | Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride |
| AVNIR | Advanced Visible And Near-Infrared Radiometer |
| DIU | Data Information Unit (of WOCE Data System) |
| DATBP | Diallyl Tetrabromophthalate |
| FRC | Frozen Core Approxn. |
| LIPSS | Laser-induced Periodic Surface Structures |
| MCM | Minichromosome Maintenance |
| LSM | Laser Scanning Microscopy |