| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOUSE | Method Of Underground Solute Evaluation |
| VSTEP | Vertical-to-surface Transmission Electrophotonic Device |
| LDV | Laser Doppler Velocimetry |
| FRAPP | Fluorescence Recovery After Patterned Photobleaching |
| SHT | Surface Hopping Trajectory (model For Mol. Scattering) |
| CDO | Controlled Decomposition/oxidation |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase |
| RPAE | Random Phase Approximation With Exchange |
| EPC | European Patent Convention |
| WMMA | Waste Materials Management Act |