| Acronym | Meaning |
| TTHM | Total Trihalomethane |
| IUPAC | International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry |
| LWBR | Light-water Breeder Reactor |
| GTP | Group-transfer Polymerization |
| PCT | Patent Cooperation Treaty |
| PBMS | Performance-based Measuring System |
| ATLAS | A Toroidal LHC Apparatus |
| HFSE | High Field Strength Element(s) |
| EMPT | Effective Medium Percolation Theory |
| PPMSVX | Pseudopotential Multiple-scattering Valence-exchange |