| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCLM | Scanning Confocal Laser Microscopy |
| DRLFP | Diffuse Reflectance Laser Flash Photolysis |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier-transform IR Spectroscopy |
| PLL | Phase Locked Loop |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| ADF | Actin-Depolymerizing Factor |
| CSD | Cambridge Structural Database |
| PMO | Perturbed Morse Oscillator (model Potential) |
| EMPACT | Environmental Monitoring For Public Access And Community Tracking |
| AIS | Acoustic Imaging System |