| Acronym | Meaning |
| POS | Points-on-a-sphere (repulsion Potential Model |
| SCLC | Space Charge Limited Current |
| RW | Retonation Wave [backwardly Propagated Detonation Wave] |
| RS-LMTO-ASA | Real Space-linear Combination Of Muffin-tin Orbitals-atomic Sphere Approxn. |
| HAT | Humid-air Turbine [cycle] |
| SCALPEM | Scanning Laser Photoelectrochemical Microscopy |
| GAXRD | Glancing Angle X-ray Diffraction |
| FEMP | Free Of Empirical Parameters (e.g. |
| PGR | Plant Growth Regulator |
| IEC | Ion-exchange Chromatography |