| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECDL | External-cavity Diode Laser |
| DIMOX | Direct Metal Oxidn. |
| SOMO | Singly Occupied Molecular Orbital |
| MFO | Mixed-function Oxidase |
| ZOAO | Zero Overlap Of Atomic Orbital Approxn. |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| CAST | Council For Agricultural Science And Technology |
| LQG | Loop Quantum Gravity |
| RCC | Relativistic Coupled Cluster |
| BCS | British Chemical Standard |