| Acronym | Meaning |
| POCT | Point-of-care Testing |
| FIP | Full Intra-pair (spin-coupling) (wave Function) |
| PE | Population Equivalent (in Wastewater Treatment) |
| EOT | Equivalent Oxide Thickness |
| CLS | Core Level Spectroscopy |
| CIAQ | Canadian Indoor Air Quality |
| CTC | Charge-transfer Complex |
| DFT | Density-functional Theory |
| IODE | International Oceanographic Data/Information Exchange (IOC) |
| TMA | Thermomechanical Analysis |