| Acronym | Meaning |
| BBO | Beta-barium Borate |
| ECWR | Electron Cyclotron Wave Resonance |
| A/CNK | [Al2O3/(CaO + Na2O + K2O)] (Shand's Index) |
| DIP | Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus |
| BPDA | 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic Dianhydride |
| ARAT | Avion De Recherche Atmospherique Et Teledetection |
| HUVEC | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell |
| HEB | High Efficiency Boiler |
| TEOM | Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance |
| GPC | Gel Permeation Chromatography |