| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELSD | Evaporative Light Scattering Detector |
| QKM | Quadratic Kohn Method (variational Method For Scattering) |
| PXRD | Powder X-ray Diffraction |
| DWBA3(3DWBA) | Three-body Distorted-wave Born Approximation |
| BCF | Beneficiated Coal Fuel |
| GCM | Generator-coordinate Method |
| HALT | Hydrate Addition At Low Temperature (for Sulfur Dioxide Removal From Flue Gases) |
| ICCP | International Committee For Coal Petrology |
| CDER | Center For Drug Evaluation And Research |
| CGCG | Central Giant Cell Granuloma |