| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESEM | Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Authority (Australia) |
| CPED | Convergent Probe Electron Diffraction |
| EH | Extended Hueckel |
| APEO | Alkylphenol Ethoxylates |
| HPL | Human Placental Lactogen |
| KSR | Kinase Suppressor Of Ras |
| CFB | Circulating Fluidized Bed |
| MSA | Many-trajectory Semiclassical Approxn. (in At.-collision Theory) |
| COMA | Cyclic Olefin Maleic Anhydride |