| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSN-ICP | Conductive Solids Nebulizer-inductively Coupled Plasma |
| EDC | Endocrine Disrupting Chemical |
| POCT | Point-of-care Testing |
| PTC | Phase Transfer Catalysis |
| KCS | K-matrix Centrifugal Sudden (in Mol.-scattering Theory) |
| MESFET | Metal Semiconductor Field-effect Transistor |
| CHEQ | Chelation Enhanced Quenching |
| MIS | Management Information System (OSHA) |
| FIBOS | Focused Ion Beam Optical Spectroscopy |
| NWC | National Water Council (UK) |