| Acronym | Meaning |
| RTP | Rapid Thermal Processing |
| EOTC | European Organization For Testing And Certification |
| SRO | Short Range Order |
| AFC | Assimilation (with) Fractional Crystallization (geochemistry) |
| CSA | Coupled Static Approxn. (in Scattering Calcns.) |
| HAPS | Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| AGP | Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein |
| ESTEC | European Space Research And Technology Centre |
| LIS | Lanthanide-induced Shift |
| LMXB | Low-mass X-ray Binaries |