| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCOPM | Multiconfiguration Optimized Potential Model |
| ALPID | Analysis Of Large Plastic Incremental Deformation |
| NICE | Neutral Interstellar Composition Experiment |
| TUNEL | Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-mediated DUTP Nick End-labeling |
| ABC | ATP-binding Cassette |
| PAC | Perturbed Angular Correlation |
| ODR | Optical Double Resonance |
| AEFCA | All-electron Frozen-core Approximation |
| OSIRIS | Optical Spectrograph And IR Imaging System |
| ALAPCO | Association Of Local Air Pollution Control Officials |