| Acronym | Meaning |
| CMP | Cartilage Matrix Protein |
| AIT | Autoignition Temperature(s) |
| VEOMP | Valence-electron-only Model Potential (for Mol. SCF Calcns.) |
| HEU | Highly Enriched Uranium |
| FMF | Frozen Molecular Fragment (method In Calcn. Of Intermol. Potentials And Charge Distributions) |
| QCT-IEQMT | Quasiclassical Trajectory-internal Energy Quantum Mechanical Threshold |
| CTIOSA | Charge-transfer Infinite Order Sudden Approxn. |
| UEATC | European Union For Technical Agreements In Construction (French; L'Union Europeenne Pour L'Agrement Technique Dans La Construc |
| DON | Dissolved Organic Nitrogen |
| SCOD | Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand |