| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAAT | Johns Hopkins Center For Alternatives To Animal Testing |
| IMD | Intermetal Dielectric |
| TLM | Thermal Lens Microscopy |
| BAL | Broad Absorption Line |
| CFP | Coefficient Of Fractional Parentage (method In Quantum Calcns.) |
| RWA | Rotating Wave Approximation |
| OCE | One-center Expansion (SCF MO Method) |
| CPS | Centimeter/second Viscosity Measurement |
| AEE | Adverse Environmental Effect |
| LCMTO | Linear Combination Of Muffin-tin Orbitals |