| Acronym | Meaning |
| OD | Order-Disorder (in Mineral Structure) |
| CRC | Combined Residual Chlorine |
| RICE | UK Regular Interlaboratory Counting Exchange (for Asbestos Analysis) |
| QC-SCF | Quadratically Convergent SCF (for Closed-shell Systems) |
| FVP | Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis |
| BIA | Bioelectric Impedance Analysis |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response |
| LOQ | Limit Of Quantitation |
| THRASH | Thorough High Resolution Analysis Of Spectra By Hornf1fs |
| HSSPME | Headspace Solid-phase Microextraction |