| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRC | Total Residual Chlorine |
| VASE | Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry |
| SRIXE | Synchrotron Radiation-induced X-ray Emission |
| BICINE | N N Bis 2 Hydroxyethyl Glycine |
| SRC-1 | Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 |
| RGA | Residual Gas Analysis |
| MTAB | Myristyltrimethylammonium Bromide (surfactant) |
| ASK | Apoptosis Signal-regulating Kinase |
| CDA | Cosmic Dust Analyzer |
| AAO | Acetaldehyde Oxime |