| Acronym | Meaning |
| BBSRC | Biotechnology And Biological Sciences Research Council |
| RO | Reverse Osmosis |
| SAPS | Spherical Average Pseudopotential |
| FFF | Field-flow Fractionation |
| IPCS | International Program On Chemical Safety |
| PIERS | Polarized Infrared External Reflection Spectroscopy |
| NASICON | Na Super-ionic Conductor |
| SHM | Screened Hydrogenic Model (for Electronic Structure In Plasmas) |
| CSPA | Cold Shock Protein A |
| VOF | Volatile Org. Fraction |