| Acronym | Meaning |
| CTZ | Coastal Transition Zone |
| DETA | Dielectric Thermal Analysis |
| ICPIC | International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse |
| CCGT | Closed Cycle Gas Turbine |
| FGF | Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| SDIM | Scaled Diatomics-in-molecules |
| CMASN | Calcium Oxide-magnesia-alumina-silica-sodium Oxide |
| ODCPA | Off-diagonal (disorder) Coherent-potential Approxn. |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| ESDMS | Electron Stimulated Desorption Mass Spectrometry |