| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIMBY | Not In My Backyard |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| MTTP | Maximum Total Trihalomethane Potential |
| CHEMFET | Chem. Modified Field Effect Transistor |
| GUE | Gaussian Unitary Ensemble (of Random Matrixes In Quantum-transport Studies) |
| CSE | Cigarette Smoke Extract |
| UHT | Ultra High Temperature |
| QSRR | Quantitative Structure-retention Relationships |
| CAN | Ceric Ammonium Nitratepar |
| AEMA | Auger Electron Microanalysis |