| Acronym | Meaning |
| NICA | Nonideal Competitive Adsorption |
| CCOM | Coupled Channel Optical Method |
| CRDS | Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy |
| CA | Chromosomal Abberation |
| QDM | Quantum Defect Method |
| DCBX | Distorted Coulomb-Born Exchange Approxn. |
| TDI | Tolerable Daily Intake |
| TRAMP | Terrestrial Radioactivity Monitoring Programme |
| FMVCP | Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program |
| NNBI | Neglect Of Nonbonded Interactions |