| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSMBE | Plasma Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| JSMS | Japan Society Of Materials Science |
| COSHH | Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK) |
| AWG | Arrayed Waveguide Grating |
| MALLS | Multiple-angle Laser Light Scattering |
| MIMIC | Microwave And Millimeter Wave Monolithic Integrated Circuit |
| SAT | Sulfuric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol) |
| CWRT | Center For Waste Reduction Technologies |
| BLB | Brillouin-Levy-Berthier (theorem In MO Theory) |
| SSRL | Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory |