| Acronym | Meaning |
| A/PI | Ab Initio Perturbed Ion (quantum Clacn. Method) |
| BSS | Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| DIOS | Diisooctyl Sebacate |
| TCDFT | Two-component Density Functional Theory |
| ISLSCP | International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project |
| NCB | National Coal Board |
| CCA | Channel Coupling Array (quantum Theory For Atoms And Mols.) |
| OMVPE | Organometallic Vapor-phase Epitaxy |
| AF | Audio Frequency |
| IRE | Interferon-responsive Element |