| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEUR | Hydrophobe Modified Ethoxylated Urethane [polymer] |
| LID | Lased Induced Desorption |
| CNC | Condensation Nucleus Counter |
| BIBRA | British Industrial Biological Research Association |
| IOC-OMEGA | Inclusion Of Overlap Charges In Omega Technique |
| FIMS | Field Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| SPFD | Simons-Parr-Finlan-Dunham (interat. Potential) |
| NUCEF | Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility |
| IIRF | Intergalactic IR Radiation Field |
| AOC | Areas Of Concern |