| Acronym | Meaning |
| MERT | Modified Effective-range Theory (for Electron-mol. Scattering) |
| TPA | Terephthalic Acid |
| SV | Sampling Visit |
| CHELEQ | Charge Electronegativity Equalization |
| SPFM | Scanning Polarization Force Microscopy |
| MCTDH | Multiconfigurational Time-dependent Hartree (theory) |
| RNAA | Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis |
| CGCC | Coal Gasification/combined Cycle |
| SBCOD | Slowly Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| FOND | Fiber-optic Neutron Detector |