| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAPRA | Rubber And Plastics Research Association |
| ANK | Al2O3/(Na2O + K2O) |
| WSOC | Water-soluble Organic Carbon |
| HMI | Hornbeck-Molnar Ionization (homonuclear Associative Ionization In At. Collisions) |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| MAOSS | Magic Angle Oriented Sample Spinning |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder |
| EPQU | IFCC Expert Panel On Quantities And Units |
| BAF | Biological Aerated Filter |
| CD ROM | Compact Disk Read Only Memory |