| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCALE | Symmetrically Configured AC Light Emitting [device] |
| LAQL | Lowest Analytically Quantifiable Level |
| CTARC | Chemical Testing And Assessment Research Commission |
| AME | Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess |
| SSD | Solid State Detector |
| RITE | Research Institute Of Innovative Technology For The Earth (Japan) |
| FECS | Federation Of European Chemical Societies |
| MDC | Maxwell Displacement Current |
| JTU | Jackson Turbidity Unit |
| AEP | American Electric Power (USA) |