| Acronym | Meaning |
| PESOS | Perkin-Elmer Solvent Optimization System |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| FRM | Fiber-reinforced Metals |
| DSO-GF | Diagonal Second Order (approxn. To)-Green Function |
| CC | Combined Cycle |
| LAMS | Laser Mass Spectrometry |
| PWEM | Partial-wave-expansion Method (in Electron Scattering Calcns.) |
| AREP | Averaged Relativistic Effective Potential |
| SDGUGA | Shape-driven Graphical Unitary Group Approach |
| LCCO | Light Catalytic Cycle Oil |