| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCVP | Metal Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| HBL | Health Based Level |
| ESD | Electron-stimulated Desorption |
| HERA | Hadron Electron Ring Accelerator |
| CCE | Capacitative Calcium Entry |
| ANN | Artificial Neural Network |
| IPMI | International Precious Metals Institute |
| TNA | Thermal Neutron Analysis |
| BSCCO | Bismuth Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide |
| ADST | Average Daily Soil Temperature |