| Acronym | Meaning |
| VDI | Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (German Engineers Society) |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference On Environment And Development |
| TRIM | Transport Of Ions In Matter |
| PEM | Photoelectron Microscopy |
| USN | Ultrasonic Nebulizer |
| DPD | Diethyl-p-phenylenediamine (test For Chlorine In Water) [93-05-0] |
| CFSE | Crystal Field Stabilization Energy |
| DAPS | Disappearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| AVCC | Average Carbonaceous Chondrites |
| PEANUT | Phase-inverted Echo-amplitude Detected Nutation |