| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDF | Environmental Defense Fund |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| BMAW | Bare Metal Arc Welding |
| IRFPA | IR Focal Plane Array |
| STMCTDHF | Spin-tensor Multiconfigurational Time-dependent Hartree-Fock |
| DCC | Dextran-coated Charcoalpar |
| CEGB | Central Electricity Generating Board |
| AWM | Abrasive Waterjet Machining |
| DCC | Discharge Consent Conditions |
| GGA | Generalized Gradient Approxn. |