| Acronym | Meaning |
| EHMI | Environmental Hazards Management Institute |
| RSC | The Royal Society Of Chemistry |
| CDM | Cold Dark Matter |
| CHEM | Chemical Collection Database (accessible Through OLS) |
| TNBS | Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid |
| NRA | National Rivers Authority (UK) |
| WDXRF | Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence |
| HGTF | Hermite Gaussian-type Function |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| EAM | Embedded Atom Method |