| Acronym | Meaning |
| APA | Adiabatic Perturbation Approxn. (for Quantum Calcns. On Fermi Superfluids) |
| PDR | Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
| PACVD | Plasma-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| CIDS | Circular Intensity Differential Scattering |
| FIT | Field Investigation Team (US EPA) |
| COMA | Cyclic Olefin Maleic Anhydride |
| NTP | Normal Temperature And Pressure |
| CI-HY | Configuration Interaction-Hylleraas |
| IDMS | Integrated DWPF Melter System |
| MCVD | Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition |