| Acronym | Meaning |
| IOSH | Institution Of Occupational Safety And Health |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications (NASA) |
| USGE | Ultrathin Slab Gel Electrophoresis |
| LEI | Laser Enhanced Ionization |
| RHO | Reduced Hamiltonian Orbital Method |
| BMV | Berthier-Millie-Veillard Method (semiempirical MO-SCF) |
| CAP | Consolidation By Atmospheric Pressure |
| TDOPM | Time-dependent Optimized Potential Method |
| TWV | Trinkwasserverordnung (German Drinking Water Ordinance) |
| LTAVD | Low Temperature Arc Vapor Deposition |