| Acronym | Meaning |
| DDLS | Depolarized Dynamic Light Scattering |
| AAW | Air Acetylene Welding |
| FEMP | Free Of Empirical Parameters (e.g. |
| MUCS | Minimum-uncertainty Coherent States (wave Functions) |
| HEPPS | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinepropanesulfonic Acid) |
| NTCF | National Toxics Campaign Fund |
| CREB | CAMP-responsive Element-binding |
| PLD | Programmable Logic Device |
| HSAB | Hard And Soft Acids And Bases |
| EML | Environmental Mutational Load |