| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFPB | Asymmetric Four-point Bend Test |
| POA | Preoptic Area |
| MCZDO | Many Center Zero Differential Overlap |
| HAM/N | Hydrogenic Atoms In Molecules |
| SSER | Spinless Salpeter Equation (with) Retardation |
| EOX | Extractable Organic Halides |
| CS | Configuration Space (in Wave Functions) |
| CTR | Crystal Truncation Rod |
| MDHS | Methods For The Determination Of Hazardous Substances |
| BSA | Breathing-sphere Approxn. (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions) |