| Acronym | Meaning |
| PTM | Perturbation Trajectory Method (in Gas-surface Collision Dynamics) |
| GREAT-ER | Geog.-referenced Regional Exposure Assessment Tools For European Rivers |
| EPFM | Elasto-plastic Fracture Mechanics |
| SWIFT | Stored Wave-form Inverse Fourier Transform |
| QAC | Quaternary Ammonium Compound |
| TGSCC | Transgranular Stress-corrosion Cracking |
| CCDW | Commensurate Charge-density Wave |
| TROESY | Transverse Rotating-frame Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy |
| LISA | Library And Information Science Abstracts |
| NASO | Nasmyth Adaptive Optics System |