| Acronym | Meaning |
| OASIS | Ocean And Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer System |
| SEMPA | Scanning Electron Microscopy With Polarization Analysis |
| LBE | Lance Bubbling Equil. |
| PDFT | Perturbation Density-functional Theory |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights |
| BOM | Bond Orbital Model |
| ILDA | Intensified Linear Diode Array |
| IDA | International Desalination Association |
| TEIL | Two-electron Ionization Ladder (wave Function) |
| SALDI | Surface-assisted Laser Desorption/ionization |