| Acronym | Meaning |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| BCS | Bragg Crystal Spectrometer |
| GDOS | Glow Discharge Optical Spectroscopy |
| NGPSA | Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act |
| TACT | Trans Alaska Crustal Transect |
| MSFIA | Multisyringe Flow Injection Analysispar |
| CPI | Carbon Preference Index |
| NTA | Nitrilotriacetic Acid |
| JJT | Josephson Junction Transistor |
| CIPEA | Comite International Pour L'Etude Des Argiles |