| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCEM | Point-charge Electrostatic Model |
| OPG | Optical Parametric Generator |
| DBL | Diffusive Boundary Layer |
| PA-FTIR | Photoacoustic Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| ECMWF | European Center For Medium Range Weather Forecast |
| NELC | Non-exclusion Liquid Chromatography |
| ACP | Acyl Carrier Protein |
| AFPAL | Air Force Phillips Astronautics Laboratory (USA) |
| MBE | Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5) |