| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAN | Cellulose Acetate Nitrate |
| SMRI | Swedish Meat Research Institute |
| STA | Simultaneous Thermal Analysis |
| ASGP | Aerobic Suspended Growth Process |
| TIE | Toxicity Identification Evaluation |
| IACS | International Annealed Copper Standard |
| CETO | Cartesian Exponential Type Orbital |
| NAPIM | National Association Of Printing Ink Manufacturers (US) |
| UVPS | Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| NTDB | National Trade Databank |