| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICZN | International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature |
| ILM | Immobilized Liquid Membrane |
| TPE | Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomer |
| OCCSD | Open-shell Coupled-cluster (with) Single (and) Double (excitations) |
| IISRP | International Institute Of Synthetic Rubber Producers |
| QMRE | Quantum Mechanical Resonance Energy |
| BBFM | Bond-bending Force Model (for Phonon Calcns.) |
| DOC | Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| IOM | Institute Of Occupational Medicine |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |