| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| SMBC | Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography |
| MCS | Media Cleanup Standard |
| MSF | Multi-stage Flash Distillation Plant |
| REFET | Ref. Field Effect Transistor |
| LBO | Localized Born-Oppenheimer |
| SMO | Sample Management Office (US EPA) |
| CE/ESIMS | Capillary Electrophoresis/electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| CPDAM | Cumulative Potential-derived Atomic Multipole (calcn. Method) |
| LCPLS | Logcontrast Partial Least Squares |