| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAL | Positron Annihilation Lifetime |
| CLCC | Ceramic Leaded Chip Carrier |
| CGR | Crop Growth Rate |
| CSAAS | Continuum Source Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| MCC | Microcrystalline Cellulose |
| HEEPS | Health And Environmental Effects Profiles |
| FISP | Fast Imaging With Steady-state Precession |
| AMD | Automated Multiple Development |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| UAQI | Uniform Air Quality Index |