| Acronym | Meaning |
| SVE | Selected Valence Electron Model |
| NMP | Nuclear Microprobe |
| MEVVA | Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc |
| CEC | Commission Of The European Communities |
| TRD | Transition Radiation Detector |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| BAER | Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response |
| MACS | Modified Atomic Charge Superposition (in Calcns. On Atom-surface Scattering Potentials) |
| EB | Ethyl Benzene |
| ESC | Endometrial Stromal Cell |