| Acronym | Meaning |
| MILES | Micro In Situ Laser Extraction System |
| RME | Reasonably Maximally Exposed |
| ADONIS | Article Delivery Over Network Information Systems |
| MSV | Morse-Spline-van Der Waals (interatomic Potential) |
| DHFR | Dihydrofolate Reductase |
| RSCA | Relativistic Semiclassical Approximation (for At. Scattering) |
| UDDS | Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule |
| OES | Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| IRP | Installation Restoration Program |
| NAMAS | National Measurement Accreditation Service (UK) |