| Acronym | Meaning |
| VOF | Volatile Org. Fraction |
| GBS | Group B Streptococci |
| QMO | Quaternionic Molecular Orbital Method |
| ATA | Anaerobic Toxicity Assay |
| IPS | Inverse Photoemission Spectroscopy |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
| IDO | Initial Dissolved Oxygen |
| MEMTB | Many-electron Mol. Tight-binding (for Electronic Structures) |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NATAS | North American Thermal Analysis Society |