| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISM | Interstellar Medium |
| WIMP | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| IAD | Ion Assisted Deposition |
| SORC | Strong Off-resonant Comb |
| ILD | Interlayer Dielectric |
| FCC | Fluidized Catalytic Cracking |
| OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods |
| FAFS | Flame Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| CCD | Chemical Composition Distribution [of Polymers] |
| OMVPE | Organometallic Vapor-phase Epitaxy |