| Acronym | Meaning |
| FV-MC-SCF | Full Valence Multiconfiguration Self-consistent Field |
| MIRO | Mineral Industry Research Organization (UK) |
| ANWR | Artic National Wildlife Refuge |
| HNE | Human Neutrophil Elastase |
| EBI | European Bioinformatics Institute |
| CGHE | Carrier Gas Hot Extraction |
| ATM | Aerosol Trajectory Model |
| SEDEX | Sedimentary Exhalative |
| ESE | Exact Static-exchange (approxn. In Scattering Calcns.) |
| ASPCR | Allele-specific Polymerase Chain Reaction |