| Acronym | Meaning |
| RCF | Relative Centrifugal Force |
| OEP-SIC | Optimized Effective Potential Self-interaction Correction |
| TPU | Thermoplastic Polyurethane |
| O/E | Observed Number/expected Number Ratio = Relative Risk |
| HKF | Helgeson-Kirkham-Flowers (equation Of State) |
| JAERI | Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute |
| CIG | Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited (Australia) |
| PDEIS | Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| MIBERS | Multi-ion-beam Reactive Sputtering |
| TTSS | Tropospheric Trace Species Sounder |