| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLS | Strained Layer Superlattice |
| PZC | Point Of Zero Charge (of Water) |
| SCBA | Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
| LASA | Lidar Atmospheric Sounder And Altimeter |
| PDI | Point Dipole Interaction (model For Mol.-polarizability Calcns.) |
| CELFA | Composition Evaluation By Lattice Fringe Analysis |
| IX | Ion Exchange |
| IFOT | Invariant Fock Operator Technique |
| AEE | Adverse Environmental Effect |
| FIC | Fractional Inhibitory Concentration |