| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEBLA | Non-equilibrium Boundary Layer Analysis |
| POEMS | Plasma Optical Emission Mass Spectrometer |
| HSF | Heat Shock Factors |
| LPS | Liquid-phase Sintering |
| AMDQW | Asymmetric Modulation Doped Quantum Well |
| SAAO | Symmetry-adapted Atomic Orbital |
| WRC | Water Resources Council |
| ECAFM | Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy |
| FLC | Ferroelec. Liq. Crystal |
| FAFS | Flame Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy |