| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSR | Mammalian Selectivity Ratio |
| NFE-TB | Nearly-free-electron Tight-bonding (for Electronic Structure) |
| AQSA | Anthraquinone-2-sulfonic Acid |
| REMPI | Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization (for Mass Spectrometry) |
| OMP | Outer Membrane Protein |
| ASI | Advanced Study Institute (NATO) |
| BOF | Basic Oxygen Furnace |
| BTGA | Best Technology Generally Available |
| BOFS | Biogeochemical Ocean Flux Study (UK) |
| TMWAM | Turkey-Mersey Watershed Acidification Model |