| Acronym | Meaning |
| PACS | Physics And Astronomy Classification Scheme |
| BPDA | Born Point Dipole Approximation |
| BCRU | British Committee On Radiation Units And Measurements |
| PGM | Platinum-group Metals |
| PERT | Program Evaluation And Review Technique |
| TDTF | Time-dependent Thomas-Fermi |
| ABMT | Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| ICV | Initial Calibration Verification |
| NTU | Nephelometric Turbidity Unit |
| CLIDE | Chemical Literature Data Extraction |