| Acronym | Meaning |
| M-DOPE | Multivariate Design Of Process Experiments |
| ICTV | International Committee On The Taxonomy Of Viruses |
| POX | Particulate Organic Halogen(s) |
| ZRL | Zero Risk Level |
| MIRC | Michael Initiated Ring Closure |
| KVP | Kohn Variational Principle |
| BAM | Brewster Angle Microscopy |
| EFVAO | Electric-field Variant Atomic Orbital |
| SCCWRP | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
| HMM | Half Molecule Model (for Electron Scattering By Molecules) |