| Acronym | Meaning |
| DAFNE | Double Annular Factory For Nice Experiments |
| BO | Biorthonormal (wave Function) |
| POM | Polarized Optical Microscopy |
| TLD | Thermoluminescent Dosimeter |
| IRPTC | International Register Of Potentially Toxic Chemicals |
| NADC | Sodium Deoxycholate |
| AETM | Analytical Electron Transmission Microscopy |
| MCF | Monocyte Cytotoxicity Factor |
| DWB2 | Second-order Distorted-wave Born |
| SSCPA | Single-site Coherent-potential Approximation |