| Acronym | Meaning |
| TEV | Tobacco Etch Virus |
| ILM | Immobilized Liquid Membrane |
| ISPM | In-situ Particle Monitor |
| MLC | Myosin Light Chain |
| PWIA | Plane-wave Impulse Approximation |
| QPT | Quantum Phase Transition |
| RSMC | Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre |
| RIBE | Reactive Ion Beam Etching |
| STA | Science And Technology Agency (Japan) |
| CFCM | Continuous Feed Completely Mixed Reactor System |