| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIRES | Cooperative Institute For Research In Environmental Sciences |
| AERE | Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| DADMAC | Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride |
| QLDA | Quasilocal Density Functional Approxn. |
| AGP | Algal Growth Potential |
| SEMPI | Singly Excited Modified Perturbation Theory |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| SIRNA | Small Interfering RNA |
| NICE-OHMS | Noise-immune Cavity-enhanced Optical Heterodyne Molecular Spectroscopy |
| LEMAO | Least Energy Minimal Atomic Orbital |