| Acronym | Meaning |
| FPXRF | Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence |
| LDD | Lightly Doped Drain |
| DPV | Differential-pulse Voltammetry |
| MRV | Mini Rotary Viscometer |
| RLS | Recursive Least Squares (algorithm) |
| IMF | Intermediate Mass Fragment |
| DELFIA | Dissociation-enhanced Lanthanide Fluoroimmunoassay |
| IUCLID | International Uniform ChemicaL Information Database |
| CIPO | Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
| ECI | Size-extensive CI |