| Acronym | Meaning |
| EWIA | Eikonal (distorted) Wave Impulse Approxn. (for Scattering) |
| MCR | Minimum Creep Rate |
| GPR | Ground-penetrating Radar |
| MTD | Maximum Tolerated Dose |
| QSM | Quantum Statistical Mechanics |
| LLRD | Long-lived Radioactive Dust |
| TON | Turnover No. Of The Reaction |
| APRIL | A Proliferation-inducing Ligand |
| TESS | Transform Method For Extinction-scattering With Spatial Resoln. |
| PSEP | Polyhedral Skeletal Electron Pair (for Metal Clusters) |