| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICLS | Intracavity Laser Spectroscopy |
| TVC | Thermal Vapor Compression |
| RMTA | Rigid Muffin-tin Approxn. |
| MNDOD | Modified Neglect Of Diatomic Overlap With D At. Orbitals |
| SIMM | Single Inline Memory Module |
| CHI | Coaxial Helicity Injection |
| SFCCCC | Space-fixed Complex-coordinate Coupled-channel Method |
| TDPT | Time-dependent Perturbation Theory |
| GPCP | Global Precipitation Chemistry Program |
| ODS | Ozone Depleting Substances |