| Acronym | Meaning |
| COD | Crack Opening Displacement |
| NCWQ | National Commission On Water Quality |
| AFM | Abrasive Flow Machining |
| MDCK | Madin-Darby Canine Kidney |
| EIGA | European Industrial Gases Association |
| SCC | Standards Council Of Canada |
| PTGC | Programmed-temperature Gas Chromatography |
| CNOC | Commission On Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry |
| MOR | Modulus Of Rupture |
| HUFA | Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids |