| Acronym | Meaning |
| LITGS | Laser Induced Thermal Grating Spectroscopy |
| MPI | Multiphoton Ionization |
| ANRF | Area Normalization With Response Factors |
| ECM | Embedded Cluster Method (in Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| WM | Waste Minimization |
| SCA | Self-consistent Approximation |
| ASW | Augmented Spherical Wave |
| PKD | Protein Kinase D |
| PTGC | Programmed-temperature Gas Chromatography |
| WWPLOT | Whisker Wall Porous Layer Open Tubular Column |