| Acronym | Meaning |
| CNP | C-type Natriuretic Peptide |
| CVP | Colloidal Vibration Potential |
| ZPL | Zero-phonon Line |
| MP4(DQ) | Moeller-Plesset Perturbation Treatment To Fourth Order In The Space Of Double And Quadruple Substitutions |
| NIHL | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| GIABS | Gastro-Intestinal Absorptivity |
| WSE | Wool Scouring Effluent |
| PHDF | Polyhalogenated Dibenzofuran(s) |
| EGCR | Experimental Gas-cooled Reactor |
| AL:PE | Acidification Of Mountain Lakes: Paleolimnol. And Ecol. |