| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMPGI | Hybrid Multiple-prism Grazing-incidence |
| APME | Association Of Plastics Manufacturers In Europe |
| TCSCF | Two-configuration Self-consistent Field Procedure |
| PSD | Position Sensitive Detector |
| ALCOM | Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials |
| CSTB | Scientific And Technical Center For Building (French; Centre Scientifique Et Technique Du Batiment) |
| ATOFMS | Aerosol Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry |
| TTI | Time-temperature Integrator |
| IHMM | Institute Of Hazardous Materials Management |
| EFH | Extended Fenske-Hall (LCAO MO Method) |