| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOTDR | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| BCS | British Chemical Standard |
| RER | Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| HCPA | Homomorphic Cluster Coherent Potential Approximation |
| TBSI | N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazyl Sulfenimide |
| LART | Laser Absorption Radiation Thermometry |
| PRINS | Primed In Situ DNA Synthesis |
| LCGO | Linear Combination Of Group Orbitals |
| RTG | Radioisotope Thermoelec. Generators |
| PGIP | Polygalacturonase-inhibiting Protein |