| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBM | Electron Beam Melting |
| FWA | Fluorescent Whitening Agent |
| MST | Microbial Source Tracking |
| SODAR | Sound Detection And Ranging (meteorological Instrument) |
| MW | Molecular Weight |
| RDC | Rotating Disk Contactor |
| GFP | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| CCMST | Co-ordinating Committee On Marine Science And Technology (UK) |
| PM | Particulate Matter |
| ISCC | Intergranular Stress-corrosion Cracking |