| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSIS | Scanning Surface Inspection System |
| CPV | Cowpox Virus |
| PMC | Percent Modern Carbon |
| SUSTECH | Sustainable Technologies Initiative [European Communities] |
| CGCG | Central Giant Cell Granuloma |
| BOM | Bond Orbital Model |
| PPES | Photopyroelectric Spectroscopy |
| CN | Condensation Nucleus |
| CSTB | Scientific And Technical Center For Building (French; Centre Scientifique Et Technique Du Batiment) |
| CP | Cellulose Propionate |