| Acronym | Meaning |
| QRM | Quadratic Rubinow Method (variational Method For Scattering) |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| 2DEG | Two-dimensional Electron Gas |
| LARIS | Laser Ablation And Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy |
| TVS | Total Volatile Solids |
| RNG | Renormalized Group Theory |
| CPED | Convergent Probe Electron Diffraction |
| IMOA | Iterative Maximum Overlap Approximation |
| BATS | Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| CAT | Computer-aided Tomography |