| Acronym | Meaning |
| LSER | Linear Solvation Energy Relationship |
| SHM | Screened Hydrogenic Model (for Electronic Structure In Plasmas) |
| HSDP | Hawaiian Scientific Drilling Project |
| BHN | Brinell Hardness Number |
| ARB | Air Resources Board (California) |
| HSL | Hazardous Substance List |
| EMS | Ethyl Methanesulfonate |
| MRS | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| MCPA | Molecular Coherent-potential Approximation |
| OSCC | Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma |