| Acronym | Meaning |
| PTR | Photothermal Radiometry |
| SUPER | Subarctic Pacific Ecosystem Research Program |
| FCSA | Frequency-corrected Sudden Approxn. (in Mol. Collision Calcns.) |
| CSR | Class Switch Recombination |
| SPCE | Surface Plasmon-coupled Emission |
| COS | Cosmic Origins Spectrograph |
| REMCO | ISO Council Committee On Reference Materials |
| BASF | Badische Anilin- Und Soda-Fabrik |
| NPPC | Nuclear Power Plant Consultant |
| QSR | Quality Status Report (of North Sea Task Force) |