| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOM | Scanning Optical Microscope |
| CST | Capillary Suction Time (sludge Dewatering Parameter) |
| GRK | G Protein Coupled Receptor Kinase |
| CBM | Conduction Band Minimum |
| HKED | Hybrid K-edge Densitometry |
| BATNEEC | Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Cost |
| TRDS | Text Retrieval Data System |
| CMP | Cytidine 5'-monophosphate |
| VPDB | Vienna Peedee Belemnite |
| BTDA | 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic Dianhydride |