| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPOE | 2-nitrophenyl Octyl Ether |
| CCPA | Cellular Coherent-potential Approximation (for Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonic Antigen |
| FERP | Field Emission Retarding Potential |
| BOVOC | Biogenic Oxygenated Volatile Org. Compd. |
| BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
| IUGS | International Union Of Geological Sciences |
| LAOM | Localized At. Orbital Method (in Electronic Structure Calcn.) |
| GISPRI | Global Industrial And Social Progress Institute (Japan) |
| SAS | Small Angle Scattering |