| Acronym | Meaning |
| CVBM | Conduction-valence-band Model (in Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| BIRD | Blackbody Infrared Radiative Dissociation |
| IMAGE | Integrated Model To Assess The Greenhouse Effect |
| EFD | Explicit Finite Difference |
| NOONS | Natural Orbitals Occupation Numbers |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive Spectrometry |
| HGP | Hepatic Glucose Production |
| ESID | Environmental Statistics And Information Division |
| IHP | Inositol Hexaphosphate |
| FDPM | Frequency-domain Photon Migration |