| Acronym | Meaning |
| DVM | Discrete Variational Method |
| CFHT | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| RFEC | Remote Field Eddy Current |
| DID | Dipole-induced-dipole (in Mol. Polarizabilities Calcn.) |
| BOCLE | Ball-on Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator |
| PAGE | Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis |
| HETP | Height Equivalent To A Theoretical Plate |
| EIES | Electron Impact Emission Spectroscopy |
| TPH | Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
| ARAT | Avion De Recherche Atmospherique Et Teledetection |