| Acronym | Meaning |
| CBM | Constant Boiling Mixture |
| GM | Geometric Mean |
| TASCC | Chalk River Tandem Accelerator Superconducting Cyclotron Facility |
| MOSFET | Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |
| SCF | Spherical Convergent Flap |
| ARAS | Atomic Resonance Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ICCD | Intensified Charge-coupled Device |
| CWP | Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| ACT | Activated Complex Theory |