| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIRG | Public Interest Research Group |
| FACS | Fluorescence Atom-coincidence Spectroscopy |
| CMM | Compositionally Modulated Multilayers |
| HMDE | Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode (in Electrochemistry) |
| CMS | Carbogenic Molecular Sieves |
| CSTIM | Channeling Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy |
| VISITT | Vendor Information System For Innovative Treatment Technology (US EPA) |
| SMD | Single-molecule Detection |
| BGH | Bovine Growth Hormone |
| THM | Traveling Heater Method |