| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFP | Atomic Fues Potential |
| GDA | Glow Discharge Atomization (for Atomic Absorption Spectrometry) |
| LSM | Land Surface Model |
| IUPPA | The International Union Of Air Pollution Prevention Associations |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights |
| RBA | Refined Born Approximation (for Atom-mol. Collisions) |
| BCT | Best Control Technology |
| GIXAS | Grazing Incidence X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
| AFCS | Alliance For Cellular Signaling |
| TCSPC | Time-correlated Single-photon Counting |