| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEPA | Correlated Electron Pair Approxn. |
| MSC | Multiplicative Scatter Correction |
| CTD | Charge Transfer Device (optical Spectroscopic Detector) |
| FAB | Fast Atom Bombardment (mass Spectrometry) |
| LARVA | Light-absorption Ratio Variation Approach |
| NME | New Molecular Entity |
| NEO | Near-Earth Objects |
| HAEC | Human Artificial Episomal Chromosome |
| ESA | Endangeded Species Act |
| CDFT | Current (as In C.d.) Density Functional Theory |