| Acronym | Meaning |
| ONBI | Oligonucleotide Bridge Intercalator |
| PKD | Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| CDPT | Constant Denominator Perturbation Theory |
| IAES | Ion Excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| NSWS | National Surface Water Survey |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| UAP | Utilization Associated Products |
| OPCW | Organization For Prohibition Of Chemical Weapons |
| DF | Decontamination Factor |
| PUCHF | Perturbed Uncoupled Hartree-Fock |