| Acronym | Meaning |
| EXEFS | Extended X-ray Emission Fine Structure |
| BASF | Badische Anilin- Und Soda-Fabrik |
| EMIRA | Epidemiological And Microbial Risk Assessment |
| PWBE | Plane-wave Born Approxn. With Exchange |
| SEU | Selective Excitation Unit |
| PDB | Potato Dextrose Broth |
| MEG | Modified Electron Gas (quantum Calcn. Method) |
| RVS-SCF | Reduced Variational Space-self-consistent Field (in Quantum Calcns. On Hydrogen Bonding) |
| LDS | Linear Dichroism Spectrometry |
| DCPC | Division Of Cancer Prevention And Control |