| Acronym | Meaning |
| MWFA | Metalworking Fluids Containing Amines |
| PLD | Programmable Logic Device |
| GEF | Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor |
| RFE | Relaxor Ferroelectrics |
| ATF | Automatic Transmission Fluid |
| CAE | Cis-acting Element |
| HOAT | 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (peptide Coupling Agent) |
| IES | Institute Of Environmental Sciences |
| HQSAR | Holographic Quantitative Structure-activity Relationship |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive Spectrometry |