| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOM | Forced Oscillator Model |
| I-TEQ | International Toxic Equivalent |
| OLCAO | Orthogonalized Linear Combination Of Atomic Orbitals |
| CNDO/2-FA | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap First Approxn. |
| CMLS | Chemical Movement In Layered Soils |
| RXTE | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer |
| TRE | Toxicity Reduction Evaluation |
| NGFI | Nerve Growth Factor-inducedpar |
| MUSIC | Multiplicity Selective In-phase Coherence Transfer |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |