| Acronym | Meaning |
| XMCD | X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism |
| PPAC | Parallel-plate Avalanche Counter |
| VCC-IOS | Vibrational Close-coupling-(rotational) Infinite-order Sudden (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions Calcns.) |
| SHIRE | Southern Hemisphere Infrared Experiment |
| BSP | Bone Sialoprotein |
| SAMMS | Self-assembled Monolayers On Mesoporous Supports |
| EBS | Extended Basis Set |
| NPPC | Nuclear Power Plant Consultant |
| ABCM | Assembly (of) Boundary-controlled Monolayers (method For Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| MCZDO | Many Center Zero Differential Overlap |