| Acronym | Meaning |
| VPS | Vacuum Plasma Spraying |
| APCI | Atm. Pressure Chem. Ionization |
| SRGS | Stimulated Raman Gain Spectroscopy |
| PSB | Product Safety Branch |
| OPG | Optical Parametric Generator |
| SBCOD | Slowly Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| MARF | Magic Angle In The Rotating Frame |
| PIPPE | Particle-induced Prompt Particle Emission |
| SDS | Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate |
| ACT | Activated Clotting Time |