| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCOP | Spherical Complex Optical Potential (in Quantum Calcn. On Mol. Scattering) |
| PAI | Pesticide Active Ingredient |
| ATES | Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage |
| ELM | Emulsion Liquid Membranes |
| NICNAS | National Industrial Chemicals Notification And Assessment Scheme (Australia) |
| OAP | Optical Atom Probe |
| PURPA | Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act |
| EBD | Equilibrium Brownian Dynamics |
| IVC | In Vitro Culture |
| IRS | Inverse Raman Scattering |