| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSIRIS | Optical Spectrograph And IR Imaging System |
| PA | Photoinduced Absorption |
| ECPA | European Crop Protection Association |
| BACR | British Association For Cancer Research |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
| AAT | Atomic Axial Tensor (in Mol. Optical Properties Calcns.) |
| ALOS | Advanced Land Observation Satellite |
| IGA | Inert-gas Atomization |
| BASF | Badische Anilin- Und Soda-Fabrik |
| AS | Activated Sludge |