| Acronym | Meaning |
| MRCEPA | Multireference Coupled-electron-pair Approxn. |
| LIBD | Laser-induced Breakdown Detection |
| PATOLIS | Patent Online Information System |
| CEES | Committee On Earth And Environment Sciences (US) |
| UTS | Ultimate Tensile Strength |
| BIA | Biospecific Interaction Analysis |
| CS-AAS | Continuous Source Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| DSC | Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| AMI | Active Microwave Instrument |
| GLOSS | Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC) |