| Acronym | Meaning |
| VBM | Valence-band Model (in Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| CSTL | Chemical Science And Technology Laboratory |
| LD | Lethal Dose |
| FOMBT | First-order Many-body Theory |
| CVS | Constant Volume Sampler |
| MTBE | Methyl Tert Butyl Ether (gasoline Additive) |
| RGS | Regulator Of G-protein Signaling |
| PRZM | Pesticide Root Zone Model |
| VCCPB | Variable-charge Coulomb-projected Born (approxn. For Electron-atom Scattering) |
| PBDD | Polybrominated Dibenzodioxin(s) |