| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOCV | Biorthogonality Constrained Variation Method |
| ESW | Equivalent Slab Waveguide |
| FIA | Fluorescence Immunoassay |
| EAM | Embedded Atom Method |
| IECA | International Erosion Control Association |
| PHE | Potentially Harmful Element |
| HOMER | Hazardous Organic Mass Emission Rate |
| SIBS | Spark Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
| SOGVB | Spin Optimized Generalized Valence Bond Method |
| SAIM | Scaled Atoms-in-molecules |