| Acronym | Meaning |
| LRAT | Lecithin-retinol Acyltransferase |
| FPW | Flexural Plate Wave |
| STECS | Solar Thermal Electric Conversion Systems |
| MCK | Muscle Creatine Kinase |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| DRIFT | Diffuse Reflectance IR Fourier Transform |
| MAS | Magic Angle Spinning (solid State NMR) |
| DMS | Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor |
| TED | Transmission Electron Diffraction |
| IAPA | Independent Asymptotic Pair Approxn. (in Electronic Structure) |