| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACGIH | American Conference Of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| HTSS | Hierarchical Tree Substructure Search |
| EDW | Electron Density Wave |
| NPD | Normal Photoelectron Diffraction |
| AEAPS | Auger-electron Appearance-potential Spectroscopy |
| TPR | Total Population Risk |
| CCT | Clean Coal Technology |
| SRBSN | Sintered Reaction-bonded Silicon Nitride |
| PAE | Postantibiotic Effect |
| DAS | Dynamic Angle Spinning |