| Acronym | Meaning |
| VCC | Variable Curvature Coordinates (in Calcns. On Mol. Vibrations) |
| POY | Partially Oriented Yarn (usually Synthetics |
| GPHS | General Purpose Heat Source |
| UHVEM | Ultra High Voltage Electron Microscopy |
| BEIR | Advisors Committee On The Biological Effects Of Ionizing Radiation |
| HEC | Human Equivalent Concentration |
| SRIM | Stopping And Ranges Of Ions In Matter |
| DH | Dortmund-Hoerder (German Vacuum Steel Refining) |
| EMUS | Electromagnetic Ultrasonic Testing |
| AEFCA | All-electron Frozen-core Approximation |