| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOEL | No Observable Effect Level (in Animal Tests) |
| ROA | Raman Optical Activity |
| IMFP | Inelastic Mean Free Paths |
| BMV | Berthier-Millie-Veillard Method (semiempirical MO-SCF) |
| CNAEL | Committee On National Accreditation Of Environmental Laboratories (US EPA) |
| DZD | (double Zeta)-diffuse (basis Set In Configuration-mixing MO Calcns. On Mols.) |
| USTR | US Transuranium Registry |
| TMA | Transcription-mediated Amplification |
| APES | Atomic Plasma Emission Spectroscopy |
| PMDL | Practical Method Detection Limit |