| Acronym | Meaning |
| PALS | Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy |
| DMA | Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (for Elastomers) |
| ABWAG | Abwasserabgabengestres (Germany Wastewater Discharge Law Regulates Cost Per Volume) |
| LED | Light-emitting Diode |
| CDF | Centered Dark Field |
| QRAR | Quantitative Retention-activity Relationship |
| OMP | Outer Membrane Protein |
| FRED | Flexible Regional Emissions Data System |
| CTDM | Complex Terrain Dispersion Model (air Quality) |
| MERLIN | Multi-element Radio-linked Interferometer Network |