| Acronym | Meaning |
| INQUA | International Association For Quaternary Research |
| CCOM | Coupled Channel Optical Method |
| OPPT | Office Of Pollution Prevention And Toxics (US EPA) |
| HMIG | Hazardous Materials Identification Guide |
| OBD | Optical Beam Deflection |
| CBSA | Chlorobenzenesulfonic Acid |
| SMC | Schwinger Multichannel (for Electron-mol. Scattering) |
| EGM | Electron Gas Model |
| BKC | Born-von Karman Cell (model For Electronic-structure Calcn.) |
| EGDN | Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate |