| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPCPI | Chemical Protective Clothing Performance Index |
| SISF | Superlattice Intrinsic Stacking Fault |
| MDF | Medium-density Fiberboard |
| VCA | Virtual Crystal Approximation |
| CCFOM | Charche-charge Flux-overlap Modified (model In IR Spectra Calcn.) |
| LOCOS | Local Oxidation Of Silicon |
| PAMPA | Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeation Assay |
| BO | Bond Orbital |
| ICI | Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional |
| BSI | British Standards Institute |