| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOA | Thermooptical Analysis |
| GALP | Good Automated Laboratory Practices |
| DWIA | Distorted-wave Impulse Approximation |
| NIWA | National Institute For Water And Atm. Research [New Zealand] |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| CCL | Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List |
| CAE | Computer-aided Engineering |
| IDI | Ion Dipole Induced (potential Term In Potential Energy Surfaces) See Also LEPS-IDI |
| SCRPA | Separated Channel RPA |
| CPOM | Coarse Particulate Organic Matter |