| Acronym | Meaning |
| AEMA | Auger Electron Microanalysis |
| VD-RIOS | Vibrational Diabatic-rotational Infinite Order Sudden |
| SORI | Sustained Off-resonance Irradn. |
| TRIR | Time-resolved IR |
| STD | Safely Tolerated Dose |
| CCPA | Cemented Carbide Producers Association |
| RAO | Remedial Action Objective |
| PSPR | Perfectly Stirred Pulsed Reactor |
| AAT | Atomic Axial Tensor (in Mol. Optical Properties Calcns.) |
| SCPW | Symmetrized Combination Of Plane Waves |