| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCPSF | Organic Chemical, Plastics, And Synthetic Fiber Industry |
| IBD | Ion Beam Deposition |
| ACOP | Approved Code Of Practice (UK) |
| 7-ACA | 7-aminocephalosporanic Acid |
| LIVA | Light-induced Voltage Alteration |
| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| TRESR | Time-resolved Electron Spin Resonance |
| RIBE | Reactive Ion Beam Etching |
| RAR | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| CFGE | Crossed-field Gel Electrophoresis |