| Acronym | Meaning |
| QPT | Quantum Phase Transition |
| CBN | Cubic Boron Nitride |
| KKRZ | Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker-Ziman (in Energy-band Calcns.) |
| AOAC | Association Of Official Analytical Chemists |
| ECCLS | European Committee For Clinical Laboratory Standards |
| WSE | Wool Scouring Effluent |
| BRITE | Basic Research In Industrial Technologies For Europe |
| AETE | Absorption-energy Transfer-emission |
| UHT | Ultra High Temperature |
| IIASA | International Institute Of Applied Systems Analysis (near Vienna |