| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATG | Derivative Thermal Anal. |
| HGAAS | Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| NASQUAN | National Stream Water Quality Accounting Network |
| PPGA | Plastic Pin Grid Array [electronic Package] |
| QPM | Quasiparticle Phonon Model |
| ZI | Zero Intercept |
| EPCE | Enhanced Pre-coat Engineering |
| SKPM | Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy |
| GHRF | Growth Hormone-releasing Factor |
| PAS | Positron Annihilation Spectrometry |