| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITPOT | Improved Two-parameter Omega Technique |
| PIRL | Polyimide Release Layer |
| SCD | Supercritical Drying |
| CCST | Complex Coordinate Scattering Theory |
| NRBC | Nucleated Red Blood Cells |
| PAZ | Partial Annealing Zone (fission-track) |
| SDY | Spin Drawn Yarn |
| CMAS | CaO-MgO-aluminum Oxide-silicon Dioxide |
| TOFMS | Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometry |
| UEGO | Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensor |