| Acronym | Meaning |
| UBA | Unitarized Born Approxn. |
| GFCS | Gas Filter Correlation Spectroscopy |
| RSA | Reverse Saturable Absorption |
| LCTF | Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter |
| IF | Interstitial Free |
| MODY | Maturity Onset Diabetes Of The Young |
| HEDG | High Efficiency Deep Grinding |
| IBMK | Isobutyl Methyl Ketone |
| TEF | Toxicity Equivalency Factor |
| CBD | Citrate-bicarbonate-dithionite (sample Treatment In Soil Analysis) |