| Acronym | Meaning |
| AISIT | Automatic Intelligent Sampler For Inorganic Trace Constituents |
| FPKKR | Full-potential Korring-Kohn-Rostoker |
| MMMF | Man-Made Mineral Fiber |
| CLD | Certainly Lethal Dose |
| TBPO | Terbutylperoctoate |
| AFC | Assimilation (with) Fractional Crystallization (geochemistry) |
| SARS | Scattering And Recoiling Spectrometry |
| MVP | Major Vault Protein |
| BEJ | Best Expert Judgement |
| MINDO | Modified Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap |