| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Administration |
| ADF | Annular Dark-field |
| LDPE | Low Density Polyethylene |
| FOCO | First-order Correlation Orbital |
| CMU | Condition Monitoring Unit |
| LOPAIR | Long Path Infrared |
| AGP | Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein |
| TBM | Thyssen Blowing Metallurgy |
| RTD | Resonant Tunneling Diode |
| CLSA | Closed Loop Stripping Analysis |