| Acronym | Meaning |
| FNA | Fine-needle Aspiration |
| AECB | Acute Exacerbations Of Chronic Bronchitis |
| HDS-MAT | Hydrodesulfurization Micro-activity Test |
| ISTP | Index To Scientific And Technical Proceedings |
| NOMS | National Organics Monitoring Survey (US EPA 1976-1977) |
| WINS | Well Impactor Ninety-Six |
| TPP | Triphenyl Phosphate |
| MCVD | Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| ICLS | Intracavity Laser Spectroscopy |
| ARXPS | Angular Resolved X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |