| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACTS | Advisory Committee On Toxic Substances |
| FV-MC-SCF | Full Valence Multiconfiguration Self-consistent Field |
| MIF | Migration Inhibitory Factor |
| SP | Surface Potential |
| TOCSY | Total Correlation Spectroscopy |
| BOP | Basic-O Process |
| B2B | Boundary(-corrected) Second Born (for Scattering) |
| SNFC | Sulfonated Naphthalene-formaldehyde Condensates |
| MOSAP | Marine Oil Spill Action Plan |
| OTEC | Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion |