| Acronym | Meaning |
| JWKB | Jeffreys-Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (scattering Potential) |
| QRF | Quadratic Response Function (a Quantum Propagator) |
| CCPD | Charge-coupled Photodiode Device |
| HMDE | Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode (in Electrochemistry) |
| ACS | Adiabatically Corrected Sudden |
| CRE | CAMP-responsive Element |
| HERL | Health Effects Research Laboratory |
| WGSATM | Working Group On The Statistical Aspects Of Trend Monitoring (ICES) |
| IRM | Isothermal Remanent Magnetization |
| VNS | Vicarious Nucleophilic Substitution |