| Acronym | Meaning |
| SERDS | Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| VSM | Vascular Smooth Muscle |
| GREAT-ER | Geog.-referenced Regional Exposure Assessment Tools For European Rivers |
| PPV | Poly(p-phenylene Vinylene) |
| OASLM | Optically Addressed Spatial Light Modulator |
| AF | Audio Frequency |
| LHSF | Local Hyperspherical Surface Functions (in Quantum Calcns. On Reactive Scattering) |
| REMOTS | Remote Ecological Monitoring Of The Seafloor |
| IRK | Insulin Receptor Kinase |
| EMPA | Electron Microprobe Analysis |