| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCD | Sickle Cell Disease |
| HFF | Hellmann-Feynman Force Approximation |
| CQZ | Constrained Quartet Zeta (basis Set) |
| DBE | Distorted-wave Born Exchange |
| NEXAFS | Near-edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure |
| NTR | Nontranslated Region |
| OP | Oceanic Plagiogranites |
| PTS | Phosphotransferase System |
| CNOC | Commission On Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry |
| THMFP | Trihalomethane Formation Potential |