| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHO | Chinese Hamster Ovary |
| LBZ | Local Brittle Zone |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| VFF | Valence Force Field (in Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| BEBO | Bond Energy Bond Order Method |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System |
| MCR | Max. Continuous Rating |
| CDRP | Carbon Dioxide Research Program (of US Department Of Energy) |
| DTDA | Differential Thermal Desorption Analysis |
| BCA | Binary-collision Approximation |