| Acronym | Meaning |
| IGC | Inverse Gas Chromatog. |
| PGAA | Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis |
| ALA | Association For Laboratory Automation |
| CIVA | Charge-induced Voltage Alteration |
| TOR | Tropospheric Ozone Research |
| PBIRG | Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence And Research Gro |
| MPK | Methyl Propyl Ketone |
| SSB | Semiclassical Sudden Born (approxn. In Ion-atom Collisions) |
| ISRE | Interferon-stimulated Response Element |
| OTE | Oxygen Transfer Efficiency (of Aeration Diffusers) |