| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMPSA | Hot-melt Pressure-sensitive Adhesive |
| ICAP | Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma |
| ESDB | Endangered Species Database/Reach Scanlink |
| ARM | Atomic Resolution Microscope |
| BTDA | 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic Dianhydride |
| SIVE | Steam Injection And Vacuum Extn. (hazardous Waste Treatment) |
| TESS | Transform Method For Extinction-scattering With Spatial Resoln. |
| NMCSCF | Numerical Multiconfiguration Self-consistent Field |
| CIHT | Configuration-interaction Hylleraas-type (wave Function) |
| GIPME | Global Investigation Of Pollution In The Marine Environment |