| Acronym | Meaning |
| RTMS | Room Temperature Molten Salt |
| CLIA | Chemiluminescence Immunoassay |
| GDR | German Democratic Republic |
| FCI | Fuel Coolant Interaction |
| NIR | Near Infrared |
| CNDO/FK | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ Fischer-Kollmar |
| BEBO | Bond Energy Bond Order Method |
| ARMI | Analytical Reference Materials International |
| CSAAS | Continuum Source Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| SLIME | Spin-locked Inversion Mid-echo |