| Acronym | Meaning |
| HWM | Hazardous Waste Management |
| DCB | Double-cantilever Beam |
| IER | Ion Exchange Resin |
| ACCCI | American Coke And Coal Chemicals Institute |
| MIC | Microbially Induced Corrosion |
| ODCPA | Off-diagonal (disorder) Coherent-potential Approxn. |
| MIAME | Minimum Information About A Microarray Experiment |
| ELPAT | Environmental Lead Proficiency Analytical Testing |
| PCL | Phase Conjugate Laser |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |