| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSM | Synthetic Soil Matrix (US EPA) |
| SFA | Surface Force Apparatus |
| SSSP | Solid-state Shear Pulverization |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association (Geneva |
| NAMF | Non-asbestos Mineral Fibers |
| EC | Enzyme Commission |
| NLMO | Nonorthogonal Localized Molecular Orbital |
| NNBI | Neglect Of Nonbonded Interactions |
| NCPM | Noncritical Phase-matching |
| CLCR | Creatinine Clearance |