| Acronym | Meaning |
| HITC | 1,1',3,3,3',3'-hexamethylindotricarbocyanaine Iodide |
| AFID | Alkali Flame Ionization Detector |
| DFA | Discriminant Function Analysispar |
| EMAT | Effluent Microtox Acute Toxicity |
| PSCC | Pseudostate Close Coupling |
| CSD | Crystal Size Distribution |
| QBO | Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.) |
| RAFT | Reversible Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer [polymerization] |
| ARMS | Angle-resolved Mass Spectrometry |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |