| Acronym | Meaning |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| GRB | Gamma Ray Burst |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |
| MHIDAS | Major Hazardous Incident Data Service (from UK Atomic Energy Authority) |
| XMLD | X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism |
| SPG | Sequential Product (of) Geminals |
| BBO | Beta-barium Borate |
| HFDA | Hexafluoroisopropylidene-2 |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| AET | Apparent Effects Thresholds |