| Acronym | Meaning |
| QSRR | Quantitative Structure-retention Relationships |
| SWIR | Short Wave Infrared |
| ACE | Aerosol Characterization Experiment |
| MIP | Major Intrinsic Protein |
| SAFIR | Single Aperture Far-Infrared Observatory |
| TWV | Trinkwasserverordnung (German Drinking Water Ordinance) |
| HORSES | Higher-order Raman Spectral Excitation Studies |
| PESM | Photoelectron Spectromicroscopy |
| ESS | European Spallation Source |
| OAW | Oxyacetylene Welding |