| Acronym | Meaning |
| VGAO | Variable Gage Atomic Orbital |
| MRP | Medical Removal Protection |
| LIGA | Lithographie |
| MIRIS | Multiple Internal Reflection IR Spectroscopy |
| OECD/SIDS | Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Developments Screening Information Data Sets |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| ASI | Advanced Study Institute (NATO) |
| CMASN | Calcium Oxide-magnesia-alumina-silica-sodium Oxide |
| ICCP | International Committee For Coal Petrology |
| MBS | Minimum Basis Set Wave Function |