| Acronym | Meaning |
| AED | Auger Electron Diffraction |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
| TTLW | Through-transmission Laser Welding |
| HSSPME | Headspace Solid-phase Microextraction |
| SLA | Special Libraries Association |
| SAMA | Scientific Apparatus Makers Association |
| LSC | Liq. Scintillation Counting |
| HTOS | High Throughput Organic Synthesis |
| ARNT | Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator |
| SAMMS | Self-assembled Monolayers On Mesoporous Supports |