| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCE | Microchannel Epitaxy |
| IRP | Internal Reflection Photolysis |
| GRCDA | Government Refuse Collection And Disposal Association |
| NPPC | Nuclear Power Plant Consultant |
| DE | Destruction Efficiency |
| EDL | Electroless Discharge Lamp |
| MLVSS | Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids |
| FFEM | Freeze-fracture Electron Microscopy |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
| SQC | Statistical Quality Control |