| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIID | Heavy Ion Induced Desorption |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| PVC | Pigment Volume Concentration |
| RNAP | RNA Polymerase |
| PIGS | Pesticides In Groundwater Strategy |
| SARM | Synthetic Analytical Reference Matrix (US EPA) |
| STHF | Single-term Hartree-Fock |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
| MLRA | Multiple Linear Regression Analysis |
| UCMP | Unrestricted Compact Model Potential |