| Acronym | Meaning |
| CWC | United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention |
| ARDS | Airborne Research Data System |
| IGF | Irreducible Green Function |
| LFER | Linear Free Energy Relationship |
| HRS | Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering |
| CLC | Cholesteric Liquid Crystal |
| BAF | Bioaccumulation Factor |
| IVGTT | Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test |
| HGF | Hermite Gaussian Function |
| ROV | Remotely Operated Vehicle |