| Acronym | Meaning |
| MECI | Monoexcited Configuration Interaction |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| LAOM | Localized At. Orbital Method (in Electronic Structure Calcn.) |
| LO | Localized Orbital |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| DBDPO | Decabromodiphenyl Oxide |
| DWS | Diffusing-wave Spectroscopy |
| BID | Background Information Document |
| SPASE | South Pole Air Shower Expt. |
| IASH | International Association On The Stability And Handling Of Liquid Fuels |