| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHEMTREC | Chemical Transportation Emergency Center |
| LAICP | Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma |
| PWS | Public Water System |
| EIAES | Electron Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| SSW | Solid-state Welding |
| CHEF | Chelation Enhanced Fluorescence |
| CSIR | Council For Scientific And Industrial Research (South Africa) |
| TRS | Transverse Rupture Strength |
| NLMO | Nonorthogonal Localized Molecular Orbital |
| IDCNS | Interdivisional Committee On Nomenclature And Symbols |