| Acronym | Meaning |
| RIFM | Research Institute For Fragrance Materials |
| MAESA | Measurements For Assessing The Effects Of Stratospheric Aircraft |
| LBW | Laser-beam Welding |
| ECCI | Electron Capture Chemical Ionization |
| APE | Aerosol Photoemission |
| CAFB | Chemically Active Fluidized Bed |
| CAOPM | Configuration-averaged Optimized-potential Model |
| HY-CIVB | Hylleraas-configuration Interaction Valence Bond |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| OMEX | Ocean Margin Exchange |