| Acronym | Meaning |
| QVE | Quasivibrational Energy (formalism In Multiphoton Dissocn.) |
| ITEP | Institute For Theoretical And Experimental Physics |
| DCPA | Dynamic Coherent Potential Approxn. |
| THMFP | Trihalomethane Formation Potential |
| RGC | Retinal Ganglion Cell |
| CLC | Chloride Channel |
| INDO/RZ | Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap/Ridley-Zerner |
| BDE | Bond Dissociation Energy |
| APAES | Appearance Potential Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| CISS | Constant-initial-state Spectroscopy |