| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMC | Airborne Molecular Contamination |
| IGCAR | Indira Gandhi Center Atomic Research |
| DIP | Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus |
| SCM | Spherical Cellular Model |
| BS | Breathing Sphere (approxn. In Mol.-scattering Calcns.) |
| TRK | Tyrosine Kinase |
| EPS | Expanded Polystyrene |
| AMPK | AMP-activated Protein Kinase |
| NASN | National Air Sampling Network |
| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0) |