| Acronym | Meaning |
| CREAMS | Chemicals |
| MNDO-HE | Modified Neglect Of Diatomic Overlap-half Electron |
| CSZ | Calcia-stabilized Zirconia |
| MPIF | Metal Powder Industries Federation |
| VAP | Valence Alternation Pair (bonding Configuration Model) |
| EETFC | Environmental Effects |
| SCPA | Single-site Coherent-potential Approximation (for Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| CRAMPS | Combined Rotation And Multiple-pulse Spectroscopy |
| PASA | PCR Amplification Of Specific Alleles |
| EMAS | Eco-Management & Audit Scheme |