| Acronym | Meaning |
| VSTEP | Vertical-to-surface Transmission Electrophotonic Device |
| FODLS | Fiber Optic Dynamic Light Scattering |
| IRS | Internal Recognition Subsequence |
| EVE | Ethyl Vinyl Ether |
| FRED | Flexible Regional Emissions Data System |
| AMN | Alkali Metal Nitrite(s) |
| CCMST | Co-ordinating Committee On Marine Science And Technology (UK) |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning |
| DLC | Diamondlike Carbon |
| EGTA | Ethylene Glycol Bis(2-aminoethyl Ether)-N |