| Acronym | Meaning |
| QRAR | Quantitative Retention-activity Relationship |
| WSIA | Water Supply Improvement Association |
| FDTD | Finite-difference Time-domain |
| ENDL | Evaluated Nuclear Data Library |
| J(Z)CCS | J(z)-conserving Coupled States Method (for Rotationally Inelastic Atom-molecule Collisions |
| CRM | Certified Reference Material |
| INSERM | Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale |
| EHS | Extremely Hazardous Substance |
| BOPF | Basic Oxygen Process Furnace |
| GSI | Gesellschaft Fuer Schwerionenforschung |