| Acronym | Meaning |
| RI | Refractive Index |
| LMMS | Laser-microprobe Mass Spectrometry |
| ASME | American Society Of Mechanical Engineers |
| VLT | Very Large Telescope |
| IABO | International Association Of Biological Oceanography (ICSU) |
| MBER | Molecular Beam Electron Resonance |
| CRIOSA | Classical Reactive Infinite Order Sudden Approxn. |
| EBA | Eikonal Born Approxn. |
| ANCA | Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies |
| CHM | Complete Hydatidiform Mole |