| Acronym | Meaning |
| MATI | Mass-analyzed Threshold Ionization Spectroscopy |
| PEOE | Partial Equalization Of Orbital Electronegativity (model) |
| AS | Auger Spectroscopy |
| SCC | Somatic Cell Count |
| SPEELS | Spin-polarized Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| VCDT | Vienna Canyon Diablo Troilite |
| IAS | In-situ Air Sparging |
| HNBR | Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-butadiene Rubber |
| CDC | Center For Disease Control |
| CEMAS | Complete Element Matrix Analysis From Scattering |