| Acronym | Meaning |
| LHRH | Luteinizing Hormone-releasing Hormone |
| DOT | Diffuse Optical Tomography |
| LIPS | Lanthanide Ion Probe Spectroscopy |
| FOM | Figure Of Merit |
| ZLS | Zeeman Laser Scattering |
| HSAB | Hard And Soft Acids And Bases |
| ROMP | Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization |
| MEMOSA | Microelectromechanical Optical Sensor Array |
| CFC | Corrosion-fatigue Cracking |
| UKMO | United Kingdom Meteorological Office |