| Acronym | Meaning |
| RFPS | Radio-frequency Plasma Spraying |
| RTCDW | Relativistic Target Continuum Distorted Wave (approxn. For Electron Capture In Ion-atom Collisions) |
| IVGTT | Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test |
| HIC | Hydrogen-induced Cracking |
| LED | Light-emitting Diode |
| CVM | Cluster Variation Method (in Calcns. On Semiconductors) |
| FODLS | Fiber Optic Dynamic Light Scattering |
| ABRF | Association Of Biomolecular Resource Facilities |
| FMO | Frontier Molecular Orbital |
| LAP | Laboratory Analytical Protocol |