| Acronym | Meaning |
| APCS | Argonne Premium Coal Sample |
| CBDE | Chemical And Biological Defence Establishment |
| EDXR | Energy Dispersive X-ray Reflectometry |
| STNAA | Short Time Neutron Activation Analysis |
| MAGIC | Monodisperse Aerosol Generation Interface For Combining Liquid Chromatography With Mass Spectrometry |
| IIRF | Intergalactic IR Radiation Field |
| CIDR | Controlled-internal Drug Release |
| PAO | Pseudo-atomic Orbital |
| MMAD | Mass Median Aerodynamic Diameter (aerosol) |
| SCC | Stress-corrosion Cracking |