| Acronym | Meaning |
| AERE | Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| XPEEM | X-ray Photoemission Electron Microscopy |
| CBOD | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| POC | Particulate Organic Carbon |
| VALE | Vacuum Atomic Layer Epitaxy |
| RBSN | Reaction-bonded Silicon Nitride |
| WANO | World Association Of Nuclear Operators |
| NLC | Noctilucent Cloud |
| CTIO | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory |
| N-BOD | Nitrogenous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |