| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIM | Multipole-induced-multipole Model |
| CDPF | Catalytic Diesel Particulate Filter |
| LTE | Local Thermodn. Equil. |
| HOAT | 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (peptide Coupling Agent) |
| MCP | Model Core Potential |
| ESP | Elimination Of Solvation Procedure |
| AOCS | American Oil Chemists' Society |
| CVM | Cluster Variation Method (in Calcns. On Semiconductors) |
| LHEA | Laboratory For High Energy Astrophysics |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |