| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPARC | Secreted Protein Acidic And Rich In Cysteine |
| AAW | Air Acetylene Welding |
| FIM | Forced Impulse Method (in Atom Ion-impact Ionization) |
| CMLS | Chemical Movement In Layered Soils |
| ECIA | Electrochemical Immunoassays |
| FMAFSH | FeO-MgO-Al2O3-Fe2O3-SiO2-H2O System |
| GMO | Generalized Molecular Orbital |
| CDPT | Constant Denominator Perturbation Theory |
| NUR | Nitrate Utilization Rate |
| ZDDP | Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphate |