| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMF | Frozen Molecular Fragment (method In Calcn. Of Intermol. Potentials And Charge Distributions) |
| IBARE | Ion Beam Assisted Radical Etching |
| BSA | Breathing-sphere Approxn. (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions) |
| DTP | Diphtheria |
| RCF | Relative Centrifugal Force |
| CCM | Crucible Ceramic Mold |
| ASM | American Society For Metals |
| ERS | External Reflection Spectroscopy |
| CCD | Coupled-cluster Doubles |
| ALE | Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment |