| Acronym | Meaning |
| PROM | Programmable Read-only Memory |
| EGCI | Exponentially Generated Configuration Interaction |
| NBI | Neutral Beam Injection |
| HSI | Hyperthermal Surface Ionization |
| NOD | Nonobese Diabetic |
| GWD | Gaussian Wave Packet Dynamics |
| SVC | Semivolatile Organic Compound |
| CP | Coupled Pair (many-electron Theory) |
| FTEMIRS | Fourier Transform Electrochem. Modulated IR Spectroscopy |
| NES | US National Eutrophication Study |