| Acronym | Meaning |
| MVCD | Magnetic Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| CAM | Complex Angular Momentum (for Rotationally Inelastic Scattering) |
| PHC | Photonic Crystal |
| ADV | Aleutian Mink Disease Parvovirus |
| UHF-AA | Unrestricted Hartree-Fock (with Spin) Annihilation |
| SEHRS | Surface-enhanced Hyper-Raman Scattering |
| PTA | Pulse Thermal Analysis |
| GPF | Gaussian Polarization Function |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning |
| STEP | Soil Treatment Evaluation Program |