| Acronym | Meaning |
| MFC | Mass Flow Controller |
| FOLIBS | Fiber Optic Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
| FP-LMTO | Full-potential Linear Combination Of Muffin-tin Orbitals |
| TRO | Tubular Reverse Osmosis |
| LOCA | Loss-of-Coolant Accident |
| ACBS | Aqueous-ceramic Binding Suspension |
| HGH | Human Growth Hormone |
| GERM | Geochem. Earth Ref. Model |
| HEIWIP | Heterojunction Interfacial Workfunction Internal Photoemission |
| MMP | Monitoring Master Plan (of North Sea Task Force) |