| Acronym | Meaning |
| SGA | Soluble-gas Atomization |
| OFW | Organic Free Water |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group On International Agricultural Research |
| SOAP | Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program |
| HTLA | Heat-treatable Low Alloy (steel) |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheets |
| VRPA | Variational Random Phase Approxn. |
| HLBR | Required Hydrophilic-lipophilic Balance (of Surfactants In Emulsifiers) |
| DCPAES | Direct Current Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| COASTS | Coastal Ocean Advanced Science And Technology Study (IOC Program) |