| Acronym | Meaning |
| OVFF | Orbital Valence Force Field |
| TPDE | Temp.-programmed Decompn. |
| GDAAS | Glow Discharge Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| EST | Expressed Sequence Tag |
| EMSL | Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory |
| DMDHEU | Dimethyloldihydroxyethylene Urea |
| ROSAT | Roentgen Satellite |
| CFSO | Crystal Field Surface Orbital |
| AFRICA | Asbestos Fiber Regular Informal Counting Arrangement |
| RNS | Reactive Nitrogen Species |