| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMDE | Static Mercury Drop Electrode |
| GVB-CI | Generalized Valence Bond-configuration Interaction (wave Function) |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency (radiowaves) |
| ATECT | Acetyl Triethyl Citrate |
| ARAT | Avion De Recherche Atmospherique Et Teledetection |
| LIS | Lightning Imaging Sensor |
| RPC | Rotation Planar Chromatography |
| PILA | Publishers International Linking Association |
| CDFT | Chemical-density-functional Theory |
| BIRPS | British Institutes Reflection Profiling Syndicate |