| Acronym | Meaning |
| APYS | Auger-electron Partial Yield Spectroscopy |
| MEPED | Medium Energy Proton & Electron Detector |
| IILE | Ion-induced Light Emission |
| DWBC | Deep Western Boundary Current |
| OSTLS | Optical Saturation Thermal Lens Spectrometry |
| PCM | Phase-change Medium |
| PCOS | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| CGTO | Combination Of Gaussian Type Orbitals |
| MEBES | Micro-electron Beam Evaporation Source |
| AFGF | Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor |