| Acronym | Meaning |
| URA | Universities Research Association |
| LLS | Laser Light Scattering |
| CMB | Cosmic Microwave Background |
| MANCOVA | Multivariate Analysis Of Covariance |
| AHAM | American Household Appliance Manufacturers |
| EIL | Electron Injection Layer |
| NICI | Negative Ion Chemical Ionization (mass Spectrometry) |
| EM | Enriched Mantle |
| COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| ROP | Ring-opening Polymerization |