| Acronym | Meaning |
| DBRTS | Double-barrier Resonant Tunneling Structure |
| MES | Methyl Ester Sulfonates (surfactants) |
| FPW | Flexural Plate Wave |
| TLM | Transmission Line Method |
| IRMPA | Infrared Multiphoton Absorption |
| DIANE | Direct Information Access Network For Europe |
| MPPA | Modulated Pulse Potential Amperometry |
| CBR | Cosmic Background Radiation |
| FAPES | Furnace Atomization Plasma Emission Spectrometry |
| AF | Atomic Fluorescence |