| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
| WCUB | Wang Chang-Uhlenbeck-de Boer (quantum-mech. Relation In Rotational Relaxation Calcn.) |
| DAIM | Deformed Atoms In Molecules |
| ARP | Adiabatic Rapid Passage |
| RICM | Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy |
| CCSA | Classical Cintrifugal-sudden Approxn. |
| LACE | Laser-assisted Chemical Etching |
| ECCS | Electro-coated Chromium Steel |
| ALCOM | Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials |