| Acronym | Meaning |
| VFF | Valence Force Field (in Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| PCDE | Polychlorinated Diphenyl Ethers |
| CVS | Cardiovascular Effects |
| RIKES | Raman-induced Kerr Effect Spectrometry |
| DPSS | Diode-pumped Solid-state |
| THEES | Total Human Environmental Exposure Study |
| GWB | Gopinathan-Whitehead-Bogdanovic (Fermi-hole Parameters) |
| CHP | Combined Heat Power |
| MODULUS | Methods Of Determining And Understanding Light Elements From Unequivocal Stable Isotope Compositions |
| FIAT | Field Information Agency Technical |