| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| MTX(ALPHA) | Muffin-tin X(alpha) Statistical Exchange |
| PISCES | Passive In-Situ Concn. Extn. Sampler |
| LNA | Locked Nucleic Acid |
| NMHC | Nonmethane Hydrocarbons |
| APACHE | Accelerator For Physics And Chemistry Of Heavy Elements |
| SCM | Spherical Cellular Model |
| HSE | Heat-shock Element |
| EDSTAC | Endocrine Disruptor Screening And Testing Advisory Committee |
| SCDM | Self-consistent Diagrammatic Method (in Calcn. On Electronic Excitation Transfer) |