| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIG | Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited (Australia) |
| EMS | Electromagnetic Susceptibility |
| PSZ | Partially-stabilized Zirconia |
| ICZ | Initial Contact Zone(s) |
| HIRES | High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer |
| GSAS | Generalized Structure And Anal. Software |
| IDIMS | Interactive Digital Image Manipulation System |
| IHC | Interim Hazard Classification |
| CGE | Capillary Gel Electrophoresis |
| MTF | Multiple Tube Fermentation |