| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCR | Close-coupling R-matrix |
| VCB-CPA | Virtual Crystal Bandwidth-coherent Potential Approxn. (for Electronic-structure Calcns. On Alloys) |
| VNTR | Variable No. Of Tandem Repeat |
| KDV | Korteweg-de Vries (equation For Solitons) |
| AEC | Acceptable Effluent Concentration |
| CPI | Conference Papers Index |
| TON | Turnover No. Of The Reaction |
| DFDL | Distributed-feedback Dye Laser |
| BEST | Bare Essentials Of Surface Transfer |
| BWIP | Basalt Waste Isolation Project |