| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOI | Multiplicity Of Infection |
| ARF | ADP-ribosidation Factor |
| CHF | Coulomb Hartree-Fock |
| ASA | At. Sphere Approxn. |
| CAG | Carcinogen Assessment Group |
| RTCDW | Relativistic Target Continuum Distorted Wave (approxn. For Electron Capture In Ion-atom Collisions) |
| JSR | Jet-stirred Reactor |
| WSPA | Western State Petroleum Association |
| UBD | Under-bath Decarburization |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |