| Acronym | Meaning |
| VCQD | Vertically Coupled Quantum Dots |
| EAEC | Enteroaggregative Escherichia Coli |
| TESSA | Total Exhaust Solvent Scrubbing Apparatus |
| MORTI | Mesopause Oxygen Rotational Temp. Imager |
| AQCP | Air Quality Control Program |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research (USA) |
| CES | Committee On Earth Science (Office Science & Technology Policy) |
| LOPAC | Library Of Pharmacologically Active Compounds |
| ADES | Angle-dispersed Electron Spectroscopy |
| SCC | Self-consistent Collective Coordinate (in Reactive Collisions) |