| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHA | Chemical Hamiltonian Approach |
| EELFS | Extended-energy-loss Fine-structure |
| CIDR | Center For Inherited Diseases Research |
| WINDEP | Worksheet-Integrated Deposition Estn. Program |
| GSD | Geometric Std. Deviation |
| VSMOW | Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| AHF | Antihemophilic Factor |
| TPMB | Two-potential-modified Born (approxn. In Inelastic Collisions) |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| HFPD | Hartree-Fock With Proper Dissociation (wave Function) |