| Acronym | Meaning |
| ILS | Ionization Loss Spectroscopy |
| URIF | Uniformly Retreating Ice Front [in Model Of Dehydration] |
| CAMV | Cauliflower Mosaic Virus |
| SPMP | Scanning Proton Microprobe |
| PCI-80 | Parametrized Configuration Interaction (with Parameter) 80 |
| RVD | Regulatory Volume Decrease |
| SVESS | Selected Valence-electron Split-shell Method (MO) |
| ETAAS | Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| EGA | Evolved Gas Analysis |
| ZVI | Zero-valent Iron |