| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratus Transition Experiment |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| BASF | Badische Anilin- Und Soda-Fabrik |
| SLED | Superluminescent Light Emitting Diode |
| MOX | Mixed Oxide |
| INA | Ion Neutral Analysis |
| MEMPT | Many-electron Many-photon Theory (in Dynamic-polarizability Calcns. For Atoms And Ions) |
| MCP2P | Multiconfigurational Particle-particle Propagator |
| RDPP | Reverse Differential-pulse Polarography |
| DHCP | Double Hexagonal Close Packedpar |