| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDOES | Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry |
| MC-DWBA | Multichannel Distorted Wave Born Approxn. |
| CNDO/FK | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ Fischer-Kollmar |
| CMDL | Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder |
| NFT | Neurofibrillary Tangle |
| CSZ | Calcia-stabilized Zirconia |
| SGCR | Subcommittee Global Change Research |
| OMO | Orthonormal Molecular Orbital |
| WIG | W-inert Gas Welding |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |