| Acronym | Meaning |
| SANDS | Stratospheric Aitken Nuclei Detection System |
| DCPAES | Direct Current Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| HCA | Hierarchical Cluster Analysis |
| SE | Symmetric Eikonal (approxn. In Calcns. On Ion Scattering) |
| RACE | Reactive Accelerated Cluster Erosion |
| AEM | Auger Electron Microscopy |
| ASHI | American Society Of Histocompatibility And Immunogenetics |
| HDT | Heat Distortion Temperature |
| OPACA | Organotin Paint Control Act Of 1988 (US) |
| GBA | Generalized Born Approxn. |