| Acronym | Meaning |
| AICE | American Institute Of Chemical Engineers |
| RBC | Rotating Biological Contactor |
| LDC | Less Developed Countries |
| GDF | Generalized Density-functional (theory) |
| ISC | Initial Safe Concentration |
| RAS | Reflectance Anisotropy Spectroscopy |
| CPP | Chemical Production Processes |
| SASE | Self-amplified Spontaneous Emission |
| LCDAO | Linear Combination Of Distorted Atomic Orbitals |
| NTRM | NIST Traceable Ref. Materials |