| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECVAM | European Center For The Validation Of Alternative Methods |
| FMI | Fermilab Main Injector |
| QVB | Quasiempirical Valence Bond (method) |
| VERA | Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator |
| NCC | National Computing Center |
| DWS | Debris Washing System |
| CSH | Calcium Silicate Hydrate (cement Component) |
| CPST | Classical Perturbation Scattering Theory |
| RAHB | Resonance-assisted Hydrogen Bond |
| ZIP | Zinc Impurity Photodetector |