| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights |
| TMBP | Tin Mill Black Plate |
| IPMA | Ion Probe Microanalysis |
| GGG | Gallium Gadolinium Garnet |
| LLS | Linear-least Squares |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council (Canada) |
| OCS | Outer Continental Shelf |
| ECCF | Equilibrium Charge-charge Flux (model In Ir Spectra Calcns.) |
| MAOS | Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis |
| CSF | Carcinogenic Slope Factor |