| Acronym | Meaning |
| UARS | Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite |
| HMM | Half Molecule Model (for Electron Scattering By Molecules) |
| VCQD | Vertically Coupled Quantum Dots |
| FAPAS | Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme |
| SFA | Saturated Fatty Acid |
| DSVI | Diluted Sludge Volume Index |
| SML | Surface Microlayer |
| CPA | Coherent Potential Approximation |
| MC-DWBA | Multichannel Distorted Wave Born Approxn. |
| PUMP | Pure (alpha-spin-state) Unrestricted Moeller-Plesset Nth-order (wave Function) |