| Acronym | Meaning |
| NADP | National Atmospheric Deposition Program |
| CSMA | Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association |
| VIMOX | Volume Identical Metal Oxidation |
| DDAB | Didodecyldimethylammonium Bromide |
| ICSCF | Internally Consistent Self-consistent Field |
| APL | Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
| LSRA | Least-squares Regression Analysis |
| HEWL | Hen Egg White Lysozyme |
| OVC | Optimized Valence Configuration |
| PGA | Prostaglandin A |