| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing Factor |
| ADA | Adipic Acid |
| GDC | Glow Discharge Cleaning |
| MC-MBPT | Multiconfiguration Many-body Perturbation Theory |
| QAC | Quaternary Ammonium Compound |
| SABS | South African Bureau Of Standards |
| GFMT | Green Function Muffin Tin (method In Electronic Structure Study) |
| BMD | Benchmark Dose |
| HTSC | High Temperature Superconductor |
| IAA | Indole-3-acetic Acid |