| Acronym | Meaning |
| CETP | Channel Equiv. Of A Theor. Plate |
| ECCM | Extended Coupled-cluster Method |
| SEP | Standard Error Of Prediction |
| PLC | Planar Lightwave Circuit |
| BRS | Bibliographic Retrieval System |
| DGGE | Denaturing-gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
| EBA | Eikonal Born Approxn. |
| BRM | Biological Response Modifier |
| SFRS | Spin-flip Raman Scattering |
| RHFR | Relativistic Hartree-Fock-Roothaan |