| Acronym | Meaning |
| EVLSM | Evanescent Wave Light-scattering Microscopy |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
| EID | Electron Impact Desorption |
| FFSHC | Field Federal Safety And Health Councils |
| SLAPW | Superlinearized Augmented Plane Wave |
| UA | Unequilibrated Aggregate (interplanetary Dust Particle) |
| ADDC | Ammonium Diethyldithiocarbamate |
| DOCA | Deoxycorticosterone Acetate |
| IRR | Internal Rate Of Return |
| MINDO/SR | MINDO S=overlap Integral R=internuclear Distance |