| Acronym | Meaning |
| AERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory |
| CV-AFS | Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| BSRS | Backward Stimulated Raman Spectrometry |
| POPCORN | Photo-Oxidant Formation By Plant Emitted Compds. And OH Radicals In North-Eastern Germany |
| NSSS | Nuclear Steam Supply System |
| IEMM | Incident Energy Modulation Method |
| MBTH | 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone Hydrazone |
| ETA | Eigenstructure Tracking Analysis |
| TBTE | Tight-binding Total-energy (calcn. Method) |
| TNFR1 | Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 |