| Acronym | Meaning |
| NDIR | Nondispersive Infrared Analysis |
| LIRE | Laser Ionization Recombination Emission |
| NETAC | National Effluent Toxicity Assessment Center |
| TREPR | Time-resolved Electron Paramagnetic Resonance |
| CIS | Characteristic Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| HID | High Interstitial Defect |
| ACS | Adiabatically Corrected Sudden |
| ANDA | Abbreviated New Drug Application |
| MALS | Multi-angle Light Scattering |
| SBCOD | Slowly Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand |