| Acronym | Meaning |
| LLOD | Lower Limit Of Detection |
| PXR | Pregnane X Receptorpar |
| BOTDR | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| LMREE | Light-medium Rare Earth Element(s) |
| HMPSA | Hot-melt Pressure-sensitive Adhesive |
| MOPA | Master Oscillator Power Amplifier |
| PLFA | Phospholipid Fatty Acid |
| EMPPL | Effluent Monitoring Priority Pollutants List |
| FFF | Field-flow Fractionation |
| CCST | Complex Coordinate Scattering Theory |