| Acronym | Meaning |
| BMC | Benchmark Concentration |
| MCN | Microconcentric Nebulizer |
| ACERC | Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center |
| ICZ | Initial Contact Zone(s) |
| WNV | West Nile Virus |
| SARM | Synthetic Analytical Reference Matrix (US EPA) |
| MWEP | Monofilled Waste Extraction Procedure |
| VPAM | Variable Phase Amplitude Method (for Electron-atom Scattering) |
| SCCO2 | Supercritical Carbon Dioxide |
| QSMD | Quantum-stochastic Mol. Dynamics |