| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAP | Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| BET | Bond Equilibrium Theory |
| KBES | Knowledge-based Expert System |
| CFC | Corrosion-fatigue Cracking |
| RRS | Resonance Rayleigh Scattering |
| PNN | Lead Nickel Niobate |
| CWISE | Coated-wire Ion-selective Electrode |
| PCGC | Parallel Column Gas Chromatography |
| WWEMA | Waste And Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association |
| SLMO | Strictly Localized Molecular Orbital |