| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| LSS | Lindhard-Scharff-Schiott Theory |
| AIP | Arc Ion Plating |
| RIBE | Reactive Ion Beam Etching |
| FAT | Fatty Acid Translocase |
| CAWG | Clean Air Working Group |
| COC | Cleveland Open Cup (Flash Point Test Method) |
| SEDM | Selective Excitation Double Moessbauer |
| CC-EH | Coupled-cluster Effective Hamiltonian |
| NETAC | National Environmental Technol. Applications Corporation |