| Acronym | Meaning |
| NERD | Neutron Elastic Recoil Detection |
| VNTR | Variable No. Of Tandem Repeat |
| TMA | Thermomechanical Analysis |
| HFFT | Hot Filament Fouling Test |
| TSNA | Tobacco-specific Nitrosamines |
| HRS | Hazard Ranking System |
| TST-CEQ | Transition State Theory-collinear Exact Quantum (method For Reactive Collisions) |
| RICM | Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy |
| HUGO | Human Genome Organization |
| ACCDPPA | Approx. Coupled Cluster With Double Excitations Polarization Propagator Approxn. |