| Acronym | Meaning |
| PHC | Photonic Crystal |
| CCL | Carotenoid-carrying Lipoprotein |
| AJM | Abrasive Jet Machining |
| NNLS | Non-negative Least-squares |
| IMP | Inosine 5'-phosphate |
| GEASIC | Gradient-expansion Approxn. Self-interaction Correction (functional |
| IEC | Ion-exchange Chromatography |
| CDFT | Current (as In C.d.) Density Functional Theory |
| CINDORU | Cluster INDO Restricted-unrestricted |
| MOPS | 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic Acid |