| Acronym | Meaning |
| ZPL | Zero-phonon Line |
| EBDC | Ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (fungicide) |
| NCCAM | National Center For Complementary And Alternative Medicine |
| SMM | Spin Matrix Mapping |
| VRDDO | Variable Retention Of Diatomic Differential Overlap |
| MOLLI | Modular Luminescence Lifetime Imaging System |
| ATQW | Asymmetric Triple Quantum Well Structure |
| PAC | Polycyclic Aromatic Compound |
| FP-SCF-INDO | Finite Perturbation-SCF-INDO |
| HSC | High Conversion Soaker (cracking) [petroleum Viscosity-breaking] |