| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSTIM | Channeling Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy |
| LOMI | Low Oxidation-state Metal Ions |
| HRS | Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering |
| GDAAS | Glow Discharge Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| BSPT | Blizzard Santry Perturbation Theory |
| NCP | Net Community Productivity |
| WAD | Weak And Dissociable Or Weak Acid Dissociable |
| TETS | Totally Enclosed Treatment Systems |
| DARC | Dielectric Antireflection Coating |
| HANS | Heavy Aromatic Naphtha Solvent |