| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIS | High Intensity Spectrometer |
| MC-ICPMS | Multiple-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-mass Spectrometry |
| PVO | Pseudovalence Orbital |
| CI | Configuration Interaction |
| BSBL | Bond Strength-bond Length (model Of Atom Abstraction Reaction) |
| CEH | Cholesteryl Ester Hydrolase |
| HGTF | Hermite Gaussian-type Function |
| DPP | Dual Purpose Plant |
| OES | Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| QSR | Quality Status Report (of North Sea Task Force) |