| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPEC | Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PAX | Photoemission Of Adsorbed Xenon |
| ASA | Alkenylsuccinic Anhydride |
| BCIRA | British Cast Iron Research Association |
| SDS | Simulated Distribution System [for Water] |
| LSM | Liquid Surfactant Membrane |
| LSCM | Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy |
| ROMP | Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization |
| EIG | Electrostatic Ion Guide |
| HAEC | Human Aortic Endothelial Cell |