| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPPT | Office Of Pollution Prevention And Toxics (US EPA) |
| NLO | Nonlinear Optical |
| EAM | Embedded Atom Method |
| FE | Fugitive Emissions |
| FMS | Frequency Modulation Spectroscopy |
| SARS | Scattering And Recoiling Spectrometry |
| NMP | Nitroxide-mediated Polymerization |
| TDL | Tunable Diode Laser |
| COMP | Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein |
| PDSA | Peroxydisulfuric Acid |