| Acronym | Meaning |
| VTR | Vertical Tube Reactor |
| BCGF | B Cell Growth Factor |
| PHAS | Pollution Hazard Assessment System |
| CAEC | Center For Analysis Of Environmental Change |
| ZMR | Zone-melting Recrystallization |
| CNDO/2-FPP | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap With Finite Perturbation And Polarization |
| INPADOC | International Patent Documentation Center |
| BOTDA | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis |
| BCT | Best Conventional Technology |
| SEM | Std. Error Of The Mean |