| Acronym | Meaning |
| HYPS | Hybrid Plasma Spraying |
| SID | Surface Ionization Detector |
| STAS | Scientific And Technical Attribute And Element Set |
| CCTP | Clean Coal Technology Program |
| LILE | Large-ion Lithophile Element |
| LADD | Lowest Acceptable Daily Dose |
| ICZN | International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature |
| QSERR | Quantitative Structure-enantioselective Retention Relationships |
| LVQ | Learning Vector Quantization |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organization |