| Acronym | Meaning |
| D5W | Dextrose 5% In Water |
| TPA | Terephthalic Acid |
| TIARA | Takasaki Ion Accelerator For Advanced Radiation Application |
| IRIS | Incorporated Research Institutes For Seismology |
| MELAS | Mitochondrial Myopathy |
| SEHRS | Surface-enhanced Hyper-Raman Scattering |
| APD | Antiphase Domain |
| MDS | Matrix-diagonalization Sudden Approximation (for Atom Surface Scattering Calcns.) |
| STAPPA | State And Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators |
| SFE | Stacking Fault Energy |