| Acronym | Meaning |
| DLCA | Diffusion Limited Cluster Aggregation |
| AOC | Assimilable Organic Carbon |
| VERI | Visual-empirical Region Of Influence |
| QVE | Quasivibrational Energy (formalism In Multiphoton Dissocn.) |
| EROS | Electric Resonance Optothermal Spectrometer |
| CAMDS | Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System |
| MODR | Microwave Optical Double Resonance |
| APAF | Apoptosis Protease Activating Factor |
| NIES | National Institute For Environmental Studies (Japan) |
| TEG | Triethylene Glycol |