| Acronym | Meaning |
| CARM | Cyclotron Autoresonance Maser |
| TBAB | Tetrabutylammonium Bromide |
| VASS | Variable Angle Sampling Spinning |
| COP | Crystal Originated Particle |
| CISP | Canadian Indoor Source Profile |
| ORI | Octane Requirement Increase |
| LAOES | Laser Ablation Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| CTLA | Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen |
| XDBP | Halogenated Disinfection By-product |
| RICE | UK Regular Interlaboratory Counting Exchange (for Asbestos Analysis) |