| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIPS | Munich Information Center For Protein Sequences |
| MCWF | Monte-Carlo Wave Function (method In Study Of Dissipative Processes In Quantum Optics) |
| RTCDW | Relativistic Target Continuum Distorted Wave (approxn. For Electron Capture In Ion-atom Collisions) |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number |
| ITG | Ion Temperature Gradient |
| GDMS | Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry |
| BO | Brueckner Orbital |
| CEH | Cholesteryl Ester Hydrolase |
| ASE | Accelerated Solvent Extraction |
| AFNOR | Association Francaise De Normalisation (Paris |