| Acronym | Meaning |
| FDM | Field Desorption Microscopy |
| HEA | 2-hydroxyethyl Acrylate |
| LLDPE | Linear Low Density Polyethylene |
| EMMA | Electrophoretically-mediated Microanalysis |
| ADPD | Angular-dependent Photoelectron Diffraction |
| DGNAA | Delayed Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis |
| ECCI | Electron Capture Chemical Ionization |
| ARM | Advanced Reservoir Management (petroleum) |
| AEA | Acoustic Emission Analysis |
| PVAL | Polyvinyl Alcohol |