| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIAA | American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics |
| LASE | Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment |
| IPCM | Isodensity Polarizable Continuum Model [ab Initio Method] |
| CNDO/S | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/spectroscopic |
| MVR | Mechanical Vapor Recompression (evaporator) |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| ELO | Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth |
| CRDS | Chemical Reactions Documentation Service |
| LDR | Low Dose Radiation |
| PMSR | Pairwise-mixing Stirred Reactor |