| Acronym | Meaning |
| JPDR | Japan Power Demonstration Reactor |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| DIOS | Desorption-ionization On Silicon |
| GIAO | Gage Invariant Atomic Orbital |
| PIONA | Paraffins |
| MHC | Myosin Heavy Chain |
| SADVR | Symmetry-adapted Discrete Variable Representation (in Mol. Wave Function Calcn. For Nuclear Motion On A Given PES) |
| LAICP | Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| CAE | Computer-aided Engineering |