| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAOS | Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear |
| CISA | Continuum Intermediate-state Approxn. (for Scattering) |
| HPL | Human Placental Lactogen |
| CARCA | Computer-assisted Rocking Curve Analysis |
| ESR | Electroslag Remelting |
| CSGE | Conformation Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis |
| UHFS | Unrestricted Hartree-Fock-slater |
| OSIRIS | Oxford Supersensitive Injector For Radioactive Isotope Separation |
| CAN | Ceric Ammonium Nitratepar |
| BCM | Bond Charge Model (in Force Constants Calcn.) |