| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAPIM | National Association Of Printing Ink Manufacturers (US) |
| CDW-IA | Continuum Distorted Wave-impulse Approxn. |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| GDI | Gasoline Direct Injection |
| SODW | Second-order Distorted Wave (in Electron-atom Scattering) |
| PTS | Pressurized Thermal Shock |
| ICP-ROA | Incident Circular Polarization Raman Optical Activity |
| APCI | Atm. Pressure Chem. Ionization |
| IID | Ion Impact Desorption |
| DTSC | Differential Temperature Scanning Calorimeter |