| Acronym | Meaning |
| LBSF | Local Back Surface Field (solar Cells) |
| SAA | Serum Amyloid A |
| MOCE | Marine Optical Characterization Experiment |
| MCE | Mixed Cellulose Ester |
| MALT | Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue |
| PRDDO | Partial Retention Of Diatomic Differential Overlap |
| FTR | Frustrated Total Reflection |
| CDW-IA | Continuum Distorted Wave-impulse Approxn. |
| PWBA-C | Coulomb Corrected Plane Wave Born Approxn. |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |