| Acronym | Meaning |
| FPC | Fractional Parentage Coeff. (in Group-theor. Calcns.) |
| NIWR | National Institute For Water Research (South Africa) |
| ERT | Effective-range Theory (in Mol. Calcns.) |
| POSAP | Position-sensitive Atom Probe |
| AGR | Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor |
| HGAFS | Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| IRC | Information Resource Center |
| GMAD | Geometric Mean Aerodynamic Diameter |
| NND | New And Nonofficial Drugs |
| RCS | Recoupled Centrifugal Sudden (approxn. |