| Acronym | Meaning |
| CASSS | California Separation Science Society |
| IGCAR | Indira Gandhi Center Atomic Research |
| PVN | Paraventricular Nucleus |
| HID | High Intensity Discharge |
| MCSCRF | Multiconfigurational Self-consistent Reaction Field |
| VX | O-ethyl-S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl Methylphosphonothiolate |
| LCAO | Linear Combination Of Atomic Orbitals |
| LAER | Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
| NORA | National Occupational Research Agenda |
| SEHRRS | Surface Enhanced HyperRaman Resonance Spectroscopy |