| Acronym | Meaning |
 | NAMF | Non-asbestos Mineral Fibers |
 | SGA | Symmetric Group Approach |
 | CNDO/FK | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ Fischer-Kollmar |
 | NICMOS | Near-IR Camera And Multiobject Spectrometer |
 | TEY | Total Electron Yield |
 | TWC | Three-Way Catalyst(s) |
 | LDF | Laser Doppler Flowmetry |
 | IECT | Impulsive Ergodic Collision Theory |
 | DFDL | Distributed-feedback Dye Laser |
 | TBTE | Tight-binding Total-energy (calcn. Method) |