| Acronym | Meaning |
| POA | Peierls-Onsager Approxn. (in Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| ASODN | Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide |
| ESAD | Electron-stimulated Associative Desorption |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| MICSPOMS | Metal Island Coated Swelling Polymer Over Mirror System |
| ALR | Allergenic Effects |
| GSCRF | Generalized Self-consistent Reaction Field |
| IRPTC | International Register Of Potentially Toxic Chemicals |
| TSMR | Thickness-shear-mode Resonator |
| ASBOW | Axial Spin Bond-order Wave |