| Acronym | Meaning |
| STMT | Superplastic Thermomech. Treatment |
| ELFFS | Excimer Laser Fragmentation-fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| IP | Ionization Potential |
| PBA | Poly(butyl Acrylate) |
| HGH | Human Growth Hormone |
| ESPT | Excited-state Proton Transfer |
| RICM | Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy |
| IUPAB | International Union Of Pure And Applied Biophysics |
| LEP | Large Electron-Positron Collider |
| HTMR | High Temperature Metal Recovery |