| Acronym | Meaning |
| STO | Slater-type Orbital |
| AICHE | American Institute Of Chemical Engineers |
| AAIW | Antarctic Intermediate Water |
| LTTA | Low Temperature Thermal Aeration Process |
| CVOC | Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compound |
| LAOS | Light Amplifying Optical Switch |
| AECB | Atomic Energy Control Board |
| SESAM | Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror |
| NHF | Numerical Hartree-Fock |
| TRFIA | Time-resolved Fluorescence Immunoassay |