| Acronym | Meaning |
| PBM | Peripheral Blood Monocyte |
| GEMI | Global Environmental Management Initiative |
| CTF | Common Translation Factor (for Ion-atom Inelastic Collisions) |
| RZM | Root Zone Method (of Wastewater Treatment) |
| URG | Umweltrahmengesetz (German Environmental Protection Framework Law) |
| SIGLE | System For Information On Grey Literature In Europe |
| FLIR | Forward-looking Infrared |
| AIMDSA | Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulated Annealing |
| FBL | Fixed Bed Loop |
| GHF | Generalized Hartree-Fock Method |