| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICZN | International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature |
| NEHA | National Environmental Health Association |
| EDW | Exponential Distorted Wave Approximation |
| AFD | Automated Forging Design |
| LHON | Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy |
| FNTS | Fast Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy |
| DWPL | Drinking Water Priority List |
| USDA | United States Department Of Agriculture |
| UHF-CO | Unrestricted Hartree-Fock Crystal Orbital |
| HPSAM | H-point Standard Additions Method |