| Acronym | Meaning |
| CMF | Colloid Metal Film |
| TESS | Transform Method For Extinction-scattering With Spatial Resoln. |
| STN | Scientific And Technical Information Network |
| HDC | Hydrodynamic Chromatography |
| ASCEND | Advanced System For Computations In Engineering Design |
| HMPT | Hexamethylphosphoric Triamide |
| PFNA | Pulsed Fast-neutron Analysis |
| BPV | Bovine Papillomavirus |
| BOF | Basic Oxygen Furnace |
| WSC | World Semiconductor Council |