| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISEA | International Society For Exposure Analysis |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier-transform IR Spectroscopy |
| PAE | Postantibiotic Effect |
| MCPSAG | Marcus-Coltrin-Path Semiclassical Adiabatic Ground-state (transmission Coeffs.) |
| PSB | Product Safety Branch |
| DIBP | Diisobutyl Phthalate |
| CEAS | Cavity-enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy |
| MNDO/M | Modified MNDO |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NASA) |
| ACI | Alloy Casting Institute |