| Acronym | Meaning |
| DCBOX | Distorted Coulomb-Born No-exchange Approxn. |
| ANFO | Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Explosive |
| BOA | Bond Orientational Anisotropy |
| FDM | Field Desorption Microscopy |
| CCLRC | Council For The Central Laboratory Of The Research Councils |
| ESPT | Electron Spin Polarization Transfer |
| FECAP | Ferroelectric Capacitor |
| MINDAP | Microwave-induced Nitrogen Discharge At Atmospheric Pressure |
| OPDIN | Ocean Pollution Data And Information Network |
| PUF | Polyurethane Foam |