| Acronym | Meaning |
| ILAC | International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
| HMWPE | High-molecular-weight Polyethylene |
| TBBA | Tightly-bound-on-the-bond Approxn. (band Structure Crystal) |
| EFOCS | Evanescent Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors |
| HID | High Interstitial Defect |
| NIRDIA | Near Infrared Dye Immunoassay |
| MAVRIQ | Model Of Analysis Of Volatiles And Residential Indoor-air Quality |
| CAG | Carcinogen Assessment Group |
| PBM | Probability-based Matching |
| HMPGI | Hybrid Multiple-prism Grazing-incidence |