| Acronym | Meaning |
| GCO | General Coupling Operator (in Calcns. Of Vector Coupling For Atoms And Ions) |
| CIDEP | Chemically Induced Dynamic Electron Polarization |
| SIOA | Surface-induced Optical Anisotropy |
| PCEM | Point-charge Electrostatic Model |
| APDG | Antisymmetrized Product Of Delocalized Geminals (wave Function) |
| HBSS | Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| GILD | Gas Immersion Laser Doping |
| MPRI | Multiphoton Resonance Ionization |
| MCS | Media Cleanup Standard |