| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFP | Femtosecond Flash Photolysis |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights |
| LACE | Laser-assisted Chemical Etching |
| NMA | Nuclear Microanalysis |
| EXGEM | Extended Geminal (model Correlated Wave Function) |
| NBS | Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome |
| LOCOS | Local Oxidation Of Silicon |
| VF | Valence Force (model In Bond Properties Calcns. In Solids) |
| IEV | Independent Event (model In Ion-atom Collisions) |
| SRC | Solvent-refined Coal |