| Acronym | Meaning |
| ETBM | Empirical Tight-binding Method (in Electronic Structure Calcn.) |
| CSRS | Coherent Stokes-Raman Spectroscopy |
| PEM | Photoelectron Microscopy |
| ND | Nitrification Denitrification |
| ORV | Optical Retardation Velocity |
| VTA | Ventral Tegmental Area |
| TRRFC | Time-resolved Radio Frequency Conductivity |
| AAT | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| MESIP | Modeling Environmental Scenarios In Ponds |
| DVD | Digital Video Disk |