| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARAC | Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability |
| IMAGE | International Monitor For Auroral Geomagnetic Effects |
| CVM-CI | Constrained Variational Method-CI |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
| BCF | Bioconcentration Factor |
| ECMCAD | Extracellular Matrix And Cell Adhesion Molecule |
| CHIP | Chemical Hazard Information Profile(s) |
| CSDW | Centrifugal Sudden (or Coupled States) Distorted Wave (methodfor Reactive Mol. Collisions) |
| VGP | Virtual Geomagnetic Pole |
| SANDER | Simulated Annealing With NMR-derived Energy Restraints |