| Acronym | Meaning |
| AEMA | Auger Electron Microanalysis |
| MCDF | Multi-configuration Dirac-Fock |
| EXPOLIS | Air Pollution Exposure Distribution Within Adult Urban Populations In Europe |
| IGT | Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
| IRI | Industrial Research Institute |
| LMWH | Low-molecular-weight Heparin |
| STN | Scientific And Technical Information Network |
| ALI | Annual Limit On Intake |
| BO | Bond Orbital |
| SCHA | Self-consistent Harmonic Approxn. |