| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALA | Association For Laboratory Automation |
| CEC | Capillary Electrochromatography |
| NMA | Nuclear Microanalysis |
| CLRC | Central Laboratory Of The Research Councils |
| BMC | Benchmark Concentration |
| NQCC | Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants |
| NOM | Natural Organic Matter |
| TRXF | Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence |
| NAT | Nitric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol) |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |